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Grand Marshal Soyeon Ahn, Ph.D. School of Education and Human Development
Alumni Association Banner Marshal Alexander P. Redfearn, M.B.A. ’16
Faculty Senate Marshal Shouraseni Roy, Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Banner Marshals
School of Architecture Charles Bohl, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences Jennifer Connolly, Ph.D.
Business School Harihara Prasad Natarajan, Ph.D.
School of Communication Alyse Lancaster, Ph.D.
School of Education and Human Development Kevin Jacobs, Ph.D.
College of Engineering Ali Ghahremaninezhad, Ph.D.
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Evan D’Alessandro, Ph.D.
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Alberto Caban-Martinez, D.O., Ph.D.
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Marysol Quevedo, Ph.D.
School of Nursing and Health Studies Nichole Crenshaw, D.N.P.
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Faculty MarshalsSchool of Architecture Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, M.Arch. Alan Shulman, M.Arch.
College of Arts and Sciences Angel Kaifer, Ph.D. Brenna Munro, Ph.D.
Business School Ricardo Rodriguez, Ph.D. Karen Turner, J.D.
School of Communication Ali Habashi, M.S. Wan-Hsiu Tsai, Ph.D. School of Education and Human Development Luciana de Oliveira, Ph.D. Daniel Santisteban, Ph.D.
College of Engineering Murat Erkoc, Ph.D. Ali Ghahremaninezhad, Ph.D.
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Claire B. Paris-Limouzy, Ph.D.
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Shannon de l’Etoile, Ph.D. Raul Murciano, D.M.A.
School of Nursing and Health Studies Juan Gonzalez, D.N.P. Johis Ortega, Ph.D.
Alumni Marshals Elise Morales, B.S.N. ’77, M.S.N. ’81 William Jay Palmer, LL.M.T ’77, LL.M.E. ’81 Arnold Odio, M.A. ’78 Humberto L. Lopez, B.B.A. ’81, M.B.A. ’82 María Góngora Juncadella, A.B. ’83, M.B.A. ’15 Alejandro L. Palazio, B.B.A. ’91, M.B.A. ’94 Michael F. Clark, M.B.A. ’92 Juan C. Albelo, B.S.E.E. ’93, M.S.I.E. ’96, M.B.A. ’96 Faye L. Ashby, B.B.A. ’93, M.B.A. ’95 Malinda L. Cleary, M.A.L.S. ’93, M.A. ’96 Robert J. Ramsay, B.B.A. ’94, M.B.A. ’96 Valerio J. Toyos, M.B.A. ’94 Lissette Dominguez, B.B.A. ’00, M.B.A. ’01 Vanessa M. Patience, A.B. ’00, M.B.A. ’03 Diane Cruz, M.B.A. ’04 Linda L. Smiley, M.B.A. ’11 Jake J. Krupa, B.S.B.A. ’12, M.Acc. ’12
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* Academic Procession University of Miami Commencement Band Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
University of Miami Fanfare Robert M. Carnochan, D.M.A. David Lambert, D.M.A. ’05 Director of Wind Ensemble Activities
Pomp and Circumstance Craig S. McKenzie, M.A. Edward Elgar Conductor Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
* President’s Procession
President’s Processional Fanfare – Toward Our New Century Brian Balmages, M.M. ’00
Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar
Convocation Opening Jeffrey L. Duerk, Ph.D. Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
* The National Anthem Julia Chen Myers The Star Spangled Banner Candidate, Bachelor of Music Francis Scott Key Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
* Invocation Rabbi Mendy Fellig Director, Chabad Jewish Student Center Welcome Julio Frenk, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. President
Presentation of Honorary Degree Recipient Mario Vargas Llosa Wayne E. Chaplin, B.B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Trustee Board of Trustees
Conferral of Honorary Degree President Frenk
Advice to Graduates Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature Writer, Politician, Journalist, Essayist, and Professor
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Conferral of Academic DegreesSchool of Architecture Rodolphe el-Khoury, Ph.D., Dean
College of Arts and Sciences Leonidas G. Bachas, Ph.D., Dean
Business School John Quelch, Ph.D., Dean
School of Communication Gregory J. Shepherd, Ph.D., Dean
School of Education and Human Development Walter G. Secada, Ph.D., Acting Dean
College of Engineering Jean-Pierre Bardet, Ph.D., Dean
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Roni Avissar, Ph.D., Dean
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Zafar Nawaz, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Shelton G. Berg, M.M., Dean
School of Nursing and Health Studies Cindy Munro, Ph.D., Dean
Alumni Association Welcome Jose Felix Diaz, A.B. ’02
* Alma Mater Craig S. McKenzie, M.A. William S. Lampe Conductor and Christine Asdurian Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Julia Chen Myers Candidate, Bachelor of Music Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
Recessional University of Miami Commencement Band Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
Miami March The Noble Men March The Crosley March The President’s March Henry Fillmore
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*Those who are able are asked to stand for these portions of the program. At the conclusion of the program, the audience will please remain standing until the platform party has left the Watsco Center. To view closed captions on your smart device during the ceremony, visit miami.edu/closedcaption.
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University of Miami Commencement Band
Craig S. McKenzie, M.A., Conductor
Commencement set designed by Kristian A. Rodriguez, B.S.C. ’04, M.F.A. ’18, art director in University Communications.
Flute Emily Bedard Mackenzie Miller Rebecca Tutunick
Oboe Cameron Roberts Joseph Wenda
Bassoon Jordan Bidwell Keegan Hockett
Clarinet Margaret Flood Amy Hoang Rachel Komroff Lee Seidner Benjamin Webster Chee Weng Yim
Bass Clarinet Tomás Ramos
Saxophone Frank Capoferri Joey Speranzo Nicholas Tobin Samuel Valancy
Trumpet Samuel Exline Robert Gallagher Aaron Ney Ian Sawyer Jeffrey Summers Phillip Tsigolaroff
Horn Michael Barcenas Brandon Guillen Caitlin McKinney Alex Witt
Trombone Steven Eckert Thomas McKee Ryan Smith Wesley Thompson
Euphonium Cassius Torres
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Double Bass Diego Matallana Rodriguez
Percussion Kiril Angelov Max Braunstein Katherine Fortunato Ksenija Komljenovic
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As a young boy, Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa reveled in the pampered “paradise of childhood,” living with his mother and her family in Bolivia, where stories filled the starry nights. As far as he knew, his father was dead. But when Vargas Llosa was 11, his father reappeared, taking him and his mother to Lima, where he imposed a strict, military-like discipline that forever marked the boy.
One could say Mario Vargas Llosa has been rebelling against authoritarianism ever since, constructing and deconstructing power in his prodigious body of novels, essays, plays, literary criticisms, and journalism. His seminal novels, including The Green House (1966), Conversation in the Cathedral (1969), and The War of the End of the World (1981), earned him a place among the greatest writers of his generation and catapulted him to the center of the Latin American Boom—the 1960s and ’70s literary movement that introduced an influential group of Latin American writers who advocated for political and social justice to the world.
In 2010 the impressive breadth, scope, and power of Vargas Llosa’s work also earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature, which the Nobel committee awarded for his “cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt and defeat.”
For his colossal body of literary work that has enlightened, inspired, provoked, and provided refuge to generations of readers and thinkers around the world, Mario Vargas Llosa is receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.
Born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1936, Vargas Llosa began reading at age 5, and soon after was writing continuations of, or new endings to, the stories he loved. But when his father re-entered his life, the elder Llosa made his disdain for literature and a literary career clear. Intent on stifling his son’s ambitions, he sent the boy to the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima.
It was then, Vargas Llosa recalled in his Nobel address, that “literature became a way of resisting adversity, protesting, rebelling, escaping the intolerable, my reason for living. From then until now…my work as a storyteller has been the light at the end of the tunnel, the plank that carries the shipwrecked man to shore.”
The often-horrific bullying Vargas Llosa witnessed at the military school became the theme of his first novel, The Time of the Hero, which, first published in Spanish in 1963, employed multiple perspectives and garnered international acclaim.
Vargas Llosa’s first marriage in 1955 to his maternal uncle’s sister-in-law, a woman 10 years his senior, would provide the fodder for his 1977 comic novel, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, one of several novels adapted for the screen.
After Vargas Llosa graduated from the National University of San Marcos in Peru, where he studied law and literature, the couple moved to Spain, and in 1959, to Paris, where he had long believed breathing the same air as Balzac, Stendhal, Baudelaire, and Proust “would help transform me into a real writer.”
It was in Paris, where he worked as a language teacher and a journalist, that Europe discovered Vargas Llosa and he discovered Latin America. Through the novels of his fellow influential Latin
American writers, he learned that Peru “was part of a vast community united by history, geography, social and political problems, a certain mode of being, and the delicious language it spoke and wrote.”
Through his own masterful storytelling, narrative skills, and powerful dialogue, Vargas Llosa would contribute immensely to that delicious language and to readers everywhere. His books, which continued to center on exploitation, oppression, and injustice and the journey to break those forces, have been translated into 40 languages.
Like many intellectuals of his generation, he initially admired Fidel Castro, believing his Cuban Revolution provided a solution for Latin America’s moral vices and economic underdevelopment. But with the growing awareness of the Castro regime’s systematic repression, particularly of writers, Vargas Llosa denounced the revolution.
Always outspoken about the excesses of power in his homeland, Vargas Llosa helped form Peru’s Liberty Movement in 1987, and ran for president in 1990.
Today, Vargas Llosa writes a regular column for El País and the magazine Letras Libres, published in Mexico and in Spain. He has lectured and taught in many universities across the U.S., Europe, and South America, and even starred in one of his own plays.
In addition to the Nobel, he has received numerous awards, including the Leopoldo Alas Prize (1959), the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (1967), the Critics’ Annual Prize for Theatre (1981), the Prince of Asturias Prize (1986), and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (1994)—the Spanish-speaking world’s most distinguished literary honor.
For his immense contributions to literature, which have succeeded in his goals of creating a fraternity within human diversity and inspiring remedies for exploitation and social injustice, the University of Miami is proud to honor Mario Vargas Llosa.
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature Writer, Politician, Journalist, Essayist, and Professor
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Commencement ProgramCandidates for Degrees
The awarding of degrees and honors to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate requirements by each candidate. The listing of a student’s name in this program in no way implies or ensures his or her graduation, or the award of honors. The information listed on the following pages is current as of April 16, 2018.
Graduate School Established 1941
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Sarah Henry Adwan B.S., 2009, Notre Dame UniversityM.S., 2012, American University of Beirut,
LebanonMajor: Exercise PhysiologyDissertation: The Effect of a High-Intensity
Interval Exercise Bout on Addictive Behaviors in Overweight/Obese Adults
Advisor: Arlette C. Perry
Ozgur Alan B.S., 2005, Hacettepe University, TurkeyM.S., 2009, Hacettepe University, TurkeyMajor: Exercise PhysiologyDissertation: A Comparison of Two Types of
High-Intensity Interval Training Programs on Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors for Worksite Wellness
Advisor: Arlette C. Perry
Alok Bahadur Amatya B.A., 2010, Reed College M.A., 2013, University of Miami Major: EnglishDissertation: Resource Conflict Literature:
Indigenous Struggles in Global TextsAdvisor: Timothy P. Watson
Sarfaraz Niaz Ali Baig B.S.E.E., 2006, University of Miami M.S.E.C.E., 2008, University of Miami Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Development of a Spectral Imaging
Device for Imaging of the FundusAdvisors: Michael R. Wang and Weizhao Zhao
Carlos Manuel Bajo CaraballoB.S., 2012, Florida International UniversityM.S., 2014, University of MiamiMajor: MathematicsDissertation: Fluid Limit and Stochastic
Stability for a Genetic Mutation ModelAdvisor: Ilie Grigorescu
Michele Baldoni Bachelors, 2009, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyMasters, 2012, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyMajor: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Computational Analysis of the
Lumbar Spine KineticsAdvisor: Weiyong Gu
Joaquin Esteban Blanco Bachelors, 2012, Universidad de Buenos Aires,
ArgentinaM.S., 2015, University of Miami Major: Atmospheric SciencesDissertation: Modulation of Cloud Cluster
Propagation by Super Cloud ClustersAdvisor: David S. Nolan
Jennifer Marie Brazill B.S., 2007, University of Missouri, Columbia Major: Molecular and Cellular PharmacologyDissertation: Modulating Chemotherapy-
Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Sensory Dysfunction in Drosophila
Advisor: Rong Grace Zhai
Annie Elizabeth BrettB.A., 2009, Harvard UniversityJ.D., 2017, University of MiamiMajor: Environmental Science and PolicyDissertation: Toward Understanding Law and
Exploration: Citizen Science, Technology and Regulation
Advisor: Kenneth Broad
Taylor Sullivan BoltB.S., 2013, Clemson University Major: PsychologyDissertation: The Prospects for a Biologically
Driven Taxonomy of Cognition
Roberto Cancio B.A., 2013, University of California, Berkeley M.A., 2015, University of Miami Major: SociologyDissertation: Military Life, Intersectionality,
and Deployment: The Social Experiences and Difficulties of Mothers Who Stay Behind
Advisor: Linda Liska Belgrave
Lucas Cardoso Laurindo B.S., 2008, Federal University of Sao Paulo,
BrazilM.S., 2010, University of Sao Paulo, BrazilMajor: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: On the Air-Sea Exchange of
Mechanical Energy: A Meso- to Large-Scale Assessment Using Concurrent Drifter and Satellite Observations
Advisor: Arthur J. Mariano
Sarah Elizabeth Cash B.M., 1999, Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityM.A., 2013, Florida International UniversityDissertation: Inharmonic Resonance: Music
and Temporality in Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century
Advisor: Kathryn Freeman
Anthony Nolan Cauley B.S., 2013, Monmouth University Major: ChemistryDissertation: Fluorophores in Confined Spaces:
From Targeting Molecular Transporters to Encapsulation by Organic Nanocontainers
Advisor: James N. Wilson
Samantha Selina Sobrina Chaitram M.Sc., 2008, The University of the West
Indies, BarbadosMajor: International StudiesDissertation: The United States and the
Caribbean in the 21st Century: Towards a New Era of Engagement
Advisor: Bruce Michael Bagley
Yu ChengB.S., 2010, National Taiwan University,
TaiwanMajor: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: Agulhas Leakage Variability and
Its Climate Implications in a Coupled SystemAdvisor: Lisa Beal
Grant Matthew CohenB.A., 2003, University of Colorado Boulder M.A., 2005, University of Miami M.Sc., 2008, University of London, EnglandMajor: International StudiesDissertation: Origins of U.S. Public Opinion
for Drone Strikes: The Intersection of Elite Rhetoric, Media Coverage, and American Public Opinion (2000-2015)
Advisor: Joseph M. Parent
Ramsey Dahab M.A., 2012, Florida International UniversityMajor: SociologyDissertation: The Struggle for Meaning: The
Faces and Voices of the Muslim Experience in Miami
Advisor: John W. Murphy
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Maria De La Luz De Ornelas B.S.B.E., 2008, University of Miami M.S.B.E., 2011, University of Miami Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Exploration of Density
Incorporation in Inverse Radiotherapy Optimization
Advisor: Ivaylo Bodganov Mihaylov
Summer D. DeBastiani B.S.N., 2004, West Virginia UniversityM.P.H., 2010, Johns Hopkins UniversityMajor: Nursing Dissertation: A Population-Based Assessment of
Suicide RiskAdvisor: Anne E. Norris
Viviana Dalina DiazMajor: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: Depositional and Diagenetic
Heterogeneities of Plio-Pleistocene Reefal Limestones, Southern Dominican Republic
Advisor: James Klaus
Deon Martina Dick B.S., 2010, Florida International University M.S., 2012, Duke University Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Fiducial-Less Real Time Tracking
in the Radiation Treatment of Liver Tumors Using Artificial Neural Networks
Advisor: Weizhao Zhao
Brittney Denise Ellzey B.S., 2012, Louisiana Tech University M.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: MathematicsDissertation: On Chromatic Quasisymmetric
Functions of Directed GraphsAdvisor: Michelle Wachs
Julia Del Pilar Escandon Cueva M.D., 2006, Universidad de Cuenca, EcuadorMajor: Cancer BiologyDissertation: Role of Cancer Testis Antigens in
Uveal and Cutaneous MelanomaAdvisor: J. William Harbour
Honglin FengB.S., 2008, Jilin University, China M.S., 2011, Jilin University, ChinaMajor: BiologyDissertation: Regulation of Interactions between
Sap-Feeding Insects and Their Obligate Endosymbionts
Advisor: Alexandra C.C. Wilson
Thouraya Ferid B.A., 2009, University of Tunis, TunisiaM.A., 2011, University of Tunis, TunisiaMajor: Literary, Cultural and Linguistic
StudiesDissertation: Terrorists’ Imaginaries: Social
Exclusion, Queerness, Repressive Apparatus and the Emergence of Post-Religious Terrorism in Contemporary Maghrebian Francophone Literature and Film
Advisor: Ralph Heyndels
Calvin John Fitch B.A., 2012, California State University,
Long BeachM.S., 2012, University of MiamiMajor: PsychologyDissertation: Effects of Psychological and
Structural-Level Factors on Sexual Risk and STI in High-Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men
Advisor: Gail Ironson
Matthew Alexander Foretich B.S., 2012, University of Georgia Major: Marine Biology and EcologyDissertation: Chemosensory and Ecological
Context: Signposts for Navigating Fish LarvaeAdvisor: Claire B. Paris-Limouzy
Daniel Forster B.A., 2011, University of California, Santa
Barbara M.S., 2015, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Are Apologies Less Effective for
Transgressors Who Seem Likely to Exploit Their Victims Again in the Future? An Experimental Evaluation of a Mediational Hypothesis
Advisor: Michael McCullough
Karin Alexandra Garcia A.B., 2010, University of MiamiM.S.Ed., 2012, University of Miami M.S., 2015, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Sleep Duration, Postprandial
Metabolic Function, and the Role of Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetic Individuals
Cheng Hong B.A., 2012, Peking University, ChinaLL.B., 2012, Peking University, ChinaMajor: CommunicationDissertation: Boycotting or Buycotting? An
Investigation of Consumer Emotional Responses Towards Brand Activism
Advisor: Cong Li
Sima Jannati Bachelors, 2011, Amirkabir University of
Technology, IranMasters, 2013, Amirkabir University of
Technology, IranMajor: Business AdministrationDissertation: Essays in Financial EconomicsAdvisor: Alok Kumar
Yiwen Ji B.S., 2012, University of Miami Major: ChemistryDissertation: Synthesis and Applications of
Carbon DotsAdvisor: Roger M. Leblanc
Weitao JiangB.S., 2012, Nanjing University of Science and
Technology, China Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Pulsed Infrared Radiation for
Stimulation of Vestibular System in Vivo: Evoked Eye Movements
Advisor: Suhrud M. Rajguru
Loren Jones B.A., 2010, University of South Florida M.S.Ed., 2014, University of South Florida Major: Teaching and LearningDissertation: “It’s Kind of a Balancing Act:”
Scaffolding Collaborative Writing Activities in a Diverse First-Grade Classroom
Advisor: Luciana de Oliveira
Nareshbabu Kamatham B.S., 2010, Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee, IndiaMajor: ChemistryDissertation: Caged Molecules Released from
Capsules: Photochemical and Photophysical Studies of Coumarin Triggers
Advisor: Francisco Raymo
Stanislav Lazopulo Bachelors, 2011, Lomonosov University,
RussiaM.S., 2011, Lomonosov Moscow State
University, RussiaMajor: PhysicsDissertation: A Time-Dependent Color
Preference in Adult DrosophilaAdvisor: Sheyum Syed
Chong Li B.M., 2011, Yantai University, ChinaMajor: Human Genetics and GenomicsDissertation: Understanding Rare Neurological
Disorders Using Drosophila Models: Mechanistic Characterization of Neurotoxicity in Snyder-Robinson Syndrome
Advisor: Rong Grace Zhai
Yutian LiB.S., 2013, University of Science and
Technology of China, ChinaMajor: Business AdministrationDissertation: Essays on Value of Information in
Supply Chain Management and Healthcare Operations
Advisor: Sammi Yu Tang
Lily Pei-Yao Liu-Shin B.S., 2004, Emory University Major: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: Cysteine-Linked IgG2 Antibody-
Drug Conjugates: How Antibody Structure Affects Conjugation Locations and Stability
Advisors: Arun Malhotra and Gayathri Ratnaswamy
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Theodore Dennison LockeB.A., 2012, University of North Florida M.A., 2016, University of Miami Major: PhilosophyDissertation: Counterpossibles for Modal
NormativistsAdvisor: Peter J. Lewis
Eric Ramsey Louderback B.A., 2012, University of Tampa M.A., 2015, University of Miami Major: SociologyDissertation: Towards the Development of an
Integrated Theory of Macro-Level Crime: A Multilevel and Geospatial Analysis of Anomic Disorganization Theory
Advisor: Amie L. Nielsen
Fiorella Magani B.S., 2011, Universidad Nacional de Mar del
Plata, ArgentinaM.S., 2011, Universidad Nacional de Mar del
Plata, ArgentinaMajor: Cancer BiologyDissertation: Identifying and Targeting
Androgen Receptor-Variant Oncogenic Networks as Prostate Cancer Vulnerabilities
Advisor: Kerry Burnstein
Hande Küçük-McGinty B.S., 2007, Bilkent University, Turkey M.S., 2010, Eastern Michigan UniversityMajor: Computer ScienceDissertation: Knowledge Acquisition and
Representation Methodology (KNARM) and Its Applications
Advisor: Ubbo Visser
Sara Frances Milrad B.A., 2011, Smith College M.S., 2016, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Couple-Based Stress Management
Intervention and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Biopsychological Processes
Advisor: Michael Antoni
Anieri Marie Morales RiveraB.S., 2009, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto
Rico M.S., 2011, Michigan Technological
University Major: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: Geophysical Characterization
and Modeling of Volcanic Systems: Multi-Parameter Approach from Geodetic and Seismic Signals
Advisor: Falk C. Amelung
Chelsea Tey MorrisB.S., 2006, James Madison UniversityM.Ed., 2007, James Madison UniversityMajor: Teaching and LearningDissertation: Parent-Teacher Agreement on
Problem Behavior in Kindergarten Children with and without an Individualized Education Program
Advisor: Batya Elbaum
Niven Rajin NarainB.S., 1996, Mercer University Macon B.S., 2000, St. John’s University, Jamaica Major: Executive BiochemistryAdvisor: Maria T. Zayas
Manuel Antonio OcasioB.A., 1999, Wesleyan UniversityM.S.P.H., 2013, University of MiamiMajor: EpidemiologyDissertation: Family Impact on Substance Use
and Sexual Risk Behavior in Sexual Minority Hispanic Adolescents
Advisor: Guillermo Prado
Aurora Occa B.S., 2011, Libera Università di Lingue e
Comunicazione IULM, ItalyM.S., 2012, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State UniversityM.S., 2013, Università della Svizzera italiana,
SwitzerlandMajor: CommunicationDissertation: Animated Messages for Clinical
Trial Education: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Absorption on the Effect of Multimedia Communication Strategies
Advisor: Susan Morgan
Marsha Simone PachecoB.A., 2000, Coppin State UniversityM.A., 2002, Brandeis University Major: International StudiesDissertation: Distributional Conflict and
Compensation Mechanisms in Regional Institutions in the Global South
Diane Kim Palko B.S., 2012, University of Virginia Major: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: Regional Climate Variability in
an Ocean Eddy Resolving Global Coupled Climate Model: Implications on Coastal Flooding
Advisor: Benjamin Kirtman
Carlton J. Patrick B.A., 2005, Florida State University J.D., 2009, Boston University M.S., 2016, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Testing an Evolutionary
Psychological Model of IncestAdvisor: Philip M. McCabe
Nicholas James Peters M.S., 1996, University of MiamiMajor: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: Idiosyncratic Spatial and Temporal
Modifications of Seismic WaveformsAdvisor: Christopher Harrison
Narciso Quidley-Rodriguez Jr. B.A., 2005, California State University, Los
Angeles M.A., 2008, California State University, Los
Angeles B.S.N., 2014, University of Miami Major: Nursing Dissertation: Sexual Decision Making Among
Men Who Identify as Bears, a Gay SubcultureAdvisor: Joseph P. De Santis
Katrina Berentsen Reinhert B.M., 1999, Manhattan School of Music M.M., 2007, University of Miami Major: Music EducationDissertation: Developing Popular Music
Programs in Higher Education: Exploring Possibilities
Advisor: Don Coffman
Kirk Bennett Roberson B.S., 2011, East Carolina University M.S., 2015, Florida Atlantic University Major: Exercise PhysiologyDissertation: Hemodynamic and Hormonal
Responses to an Exercise Test in Parkinson’s Disease Patients without Orthostatic Hypotension
Advisor: Joseph F. Signorile
Carolina Rossato de Almeida B.A., 2012, Loyola Marymount University M.A., 2014, University of Miami Major: Teaching and LearningDissertation: Illustrated Libros for Ninos:
The Interplay of Translanguaging and Multimodality in Polycultural Picturebooks
Advisor: Luciana de Oliveira
Johna Elizabeth Rudzin B.S., 2012, Florida State University Major: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: An Assessment of the Caribbean
Sea’s Upper Ocean Influence on Air-Sea Interaction During Tropical Cyclones
Advisor: Lynn Keith Shay
Lorenzo Sansalone Pharm.D., 2013, University of Milan, ItalyMajor: ChemistryDissertation: Photonics Strategies for Bioimaging
and Modulation of Biological SystemsAdvisor: Francisco M. Raymo
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Wyatt Vann Sharber B.S., 2011, Oklahoma State UniversityMajor: BiologyDissertation: Systematics, Evolution, and
Biogeography of Ayenia (Malvaceae subfamily Byttnerioideae)
Advisor: Barbara A. Whitlock
Kai Shen B.S., 2008, Wuhan University, ChinaMasters, 2010, Wuhan University, ChinaMajor: Electrical and Computer EngineeringDissertation: High Resolution and Wide Field-
of-View Optical Coherence Tomography for 3D Imaging
Advisor: Michael Renxun Wang
Dario Emmanuel Solano Rojas Major: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: Geological Hazard Assessments
for Mexico City and Its Surroundings Based on Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) Observations
Advisor: Shimon Wdowinski
Molly Haynes Stevens B.S., 2011, University of FloridaMajor: Marine Biology and FisheriesDissertation: What Is the Cost of Management
Inaction? A Bioeconomic Assessment of Florida’s Commercial Reef Fisheries
Advisor: Jerald Stephen Ault
Ni Sun-SuslowB.S., 2011, University of California,
San DiegoM.S., 2015, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: A Factor Analysis and Exploration
of the Associations between Physical Frailty Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning
Advisors: Bonnie E. Levin and Philip M. McCabe
Michael Jonathan Szanto B.A., 1998, Northwestern UniversityM.A., 1998, Northwestern UniversityM.S., 2001, University of ChicagoMajor: International StudiesDissertation: Transgovernmental Networks and
the North American Security MarketsAdvisor: Lilian E. Yaffe
Sicheng Tang B.S., 2013, Jilin University, ChinaMajor: ChemistryDissertation: Activatable Fluorophores
Combined with Amphiphilic Polymer Carriers for Bioimaging
Advisor: Francisco M. Raymo
Spencer Derrick Tricker B.A., 2009, New York University M.A., University of Central FloridaMajor: EnglishDissertation: Imminent Communities:
Transpacific Literary Form and Racialization, 1847-1920
Advisor: Timothy P. Watson
Giri Babu Veerakanellore B.S., 2005, P. V. K. N. Government College,
IndiaM.S., 2007, Vivekananda Global University,
IndiaMajor: ChemistryDissertation: Photochemistry of CIS-Cinnamic
Acids and CIS-Cinnamides in the Crystalline State and Aqueous Solution
Advisor: Francisco M. Raymo
Nicolas G. Velasquez B.A., 2006, Universidad de los Andes,
ColombiaM.A., 2016, University of Miami Major: International StudiesDissertation: Political Power in the PeripheriesAdvisor: Elvira Maria Restrepo
Astrid A. WerkmeisterB.S., 2011, Universitat Hanover, GermanyM.S., 2011, Universitat Hanover, GermanyMajor: Applied Marine PhysicsDissertation: Boundary Layer Winds and Waves
in Tropical Cyclones from Sar ImageryAdvisor: Hans C. Graber
Daniel Toner Wynn B.S., 2010, University of South Carolina Major: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: The Detection of Hazardous
Materials Using Genetically Engineered Biotechnology
Advisor: Sylvia Daunert
Yilin YanB.S., 2009, Beihang University, ChinaM.S., 2013, National Taiwan Ocean
University, Taiwan Major: Electrical and Computer EngineeringDissertation: Deep Learning Based Imbalanced
Data Classification and Information Retrieval for Multimedia Big Data
Advisor: Mei-Ling Shyu
Liu Yang B.S., 2005, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
ChinaB.S. Eng., 2005, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, China M.S., 2012, Louisiana State University Major: Business AdministrationDissertation: Causes and Consequences of
the Adoption of OTC Market’s Alternative Reporting System
Advisor: Andrew J. Leone
Yunchao Yang B.S., 2011, Harbin Institute of Technology,
ChinaM.S., 2013, Harbin Institute of Technology,
ChinaMajor: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Investigations of Super-Lifting
Co-Flow Jet Airfoil and Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft
Advisor: Ge-Cheng Zha
Lilliann Y. ZamoraB.A., 1996, California State University,
East BayM.S., 2011, University of Miami Major: BiologyDissertation: Alcohol-Induced Developmental
Defects of Octavolateral Organs in Zebrafish: A Time-Sensitive Period and Mechanisms
Advisor: Zhongmin Lu
Rui Zeng B.S., 2012, Wuhan University, ChinaMajor: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: The Assembly of the Mitoribosomal
Large Subunit in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeAdvisor: Antonio Barrientos
Chen Zhang B.S., 2005, Shandong University, ChinaM.S., 2008, Shandong University, ChinaMajor: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Study of Prussian Blue and Its
Analogues as Mediators in SupercapacitorsAdvisor: Xiangyang Zhou
Xuyang Zhang B.S.M.E., 2012, University of Miami Major: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Systematic Error Analyses of
Darcy’s Law for Porous Media in Fuel Cells Advisor: Hongtan Liu
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Houman A. HadadM.S., 2015, Università degli Studi di NapoliFederico II, ItalyMajor: Civil EngineeringDissertation: Cementitious-Based Composites forRehabilitation of Transportation InfrastructureAdvisor: Antonio Nanni
Molly Hope Broome Amador B.A., 2013, Rollins College Major: Marine Biology and EcologyDissertation: The Role of the Serotonin
Transporter (SERT) in Peripheral Serotonin Dynamics in the Gulf Toadfish, Opsanus beta
Advisor: M. Danielle McDonald
Catherine Murray Ariail B.A., 2009, University of the South M.A., 2013, University of Georgia M.A., 2016, University of Miami Major: HistoryDissertation: Sprints of Citizenship: Black
Women Track Stars and the Making of Modern Citizenship in the United States and Jamaica, 1946-1962
William Zachary Billings A.B., 2011, University of Miami B.S., 2011, University of Miami Major: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: An Exploration of the Two-
Dimensional Poroelastic Properties of Oceanic Crust at the Formation Scale
Advisor: Keir Becker
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Ahjane D. Billingsley B.A., 2005, Whitman College M.A., 2010, Boston College Major: Community Well-BeingDissertation: Community Is Our Power:
Elevating Transformative Justice as a Multidimensional Community-Based Approach to Gender Violence
Advisor: Laura Kohn-Wood
Michael BirnbaumB.S., 2011, Arizona State UniversityMajor: Molecular and Cellular PharmacologyDissertation: Arginyltransferase ATE1 as a
Novel Regulator of Prostate Cancer MetastasisAdvisor: Fangliang Zhang
Eric Raymond BrayB.S., 2011, University of Pittsburgh Major: NeuroscienceDissertation: The Role of Retinal Ganglion
Cell Subtype in Survival and Regeneration Following Axonal Injury
Advisor: Kevin K. Park
Juan Bu B.A., 2008, South China University of
Technology, ChinaMasters, 2010, Sun Yat-Sen University, ChinaMajor: Business AdministrationDissertation: The Interplay of Innovation,
Institutions and Internationalization in the Context of Emerging Markets
Advisor: Yadong Luo
Catherine Ann Burrows B.S., 2011, Tufts University M.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Neural Basis of Repetitive Negative
Thinking in Autism Spectrum DisorderAdvisor: Lucina Qazi Uddin
Carlos Miguel Carballosa B.S.B.E., 2010, University of Miami M.S.B.E., 2012, University of Miami Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: The Effects of E-Cigarette Aerosol
Exposure, and the Role of a7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and MicroRNA, on the Regeneration Potential of Periodontal Ligament-Derived Stem Cells
Advisor: Herman S. Cheung
Maria Carmela Cartolano B.S.M.A.S., 2013, University of Miami Major: Marine Biology and EcologyDissertation: Pulsatile Urea Excretion in
Gulf Toadfish: Neuroendocrine Control and Potential Involvement in Chemical Communication
Advisor: M. Danielle McDonald
Rafael Carvalho Goncalves B.S., 2007, Universidade Federal do Rio
Grande, BrazilM.S., 2012, University of Sao Paulo, BrazilMajor: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: Reconstructing Uncertain Response
Surfaces with Application to Lagrangian Ocean Data
Advisor: Mohamed Iskandarani
Lindsey Anne Chapman B.S.Ed., 2007, University of Miami M.S., 2009, Nova Southeastern University Major: Teaching and LearningDissertation: Teachers’ Negotiation of Curricular
Adaptations: Understanding the How and Why in Intensive Reading Settings
Advisor: Batya Elbaum
Gedun ChenMajor: Marine and Atmospheric ChemistryDissertation: Marine Trace Metal (Iron,
Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Titanium, and Gallium) Geochemistry
Advisor: Jingfeng Wu
Ashwini Danao Major: ChemistryDissertation: Studies on the Photophysical
Properties of Aromatics and Dyes in Isotropic Solvents and in Confined Spaces
Advisor: Francisco M. Raymo
Shubham Debnath B.S.B.E., 2011, University of Minnesota M.S., 2013, University of Pittsburgh Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Spinal Cord Neural Interface in
Common Marmosets
Ernesto Fundora B.A., 2007, Instituto Superior de Arte, CubaMajor: Romance Studies, SpanishDissertation: The Uses of the Stage: Canon
Formation Processes in Cuban TheaterAdvisor: Lillian Manzor
Uma Gadge B.S.Eng., 2007, Shri Vaishnav Institute of
Technology and Science, IndiaM.S.Ed., 2011, Baylor University Major: Teaching and LearningDissertation: Effects of Cognitively Guided
Instruction on Teacher-Created Opportunities for Student Engagement in Arithmetic Problem Solving
Advisor: Walter G. Secada
Jennifer Garcon B.A., 2007, Brown University M.A., 2011, Hunter College M.A., 2015, University of Miami Major: HistoryDissertation: Transnational Politics of the
Haitian Press, 1971-1986Advisor: Ashli C. White
Sharmila Joy Giri B.S., 2011, Pennsylvania State UniversityM.S., 2013, University of CincinnatiMajor: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: The Influence of Seawater
Chemistry on the Geochemistry of Scleractinian Corals
Advisor: Peter K. Swart
Jordan Michael Greenberg B.S., 2011, University of FloridaMajor: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: The Effects of Nicotine on Calcium
Cycling of Stem Cell Derived CardiomyocytesAdvisor: Herman S. Cheung
Huiqi Guan Major: Business AdministrationDissertation: Essays on Supplier’s Market
Encroachment Strategy: Asymmetric Information, Strategic Inventory, and Sharing Economy
Advisor: Marbella B. Santamaria
Melyssa Haffaf B.A., 2007, Université de La Sorbonne –
Paris IV, FranceMajor: Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic
StudiesDissertation: Shifting Masculinities from
North AfricaAdvisor: Ralph Heyndels
Christine Lee Harvey M.S., 2016, Florida Atlantic UniversityMajor: Marine Biology and FisheriesDissertation: Simulation of Juvenile Tarpon
Dynamics in a Subtropical Estuarine SystemAdvisor: Jerald Stephen Ault
Myrthle Nichola Henry B.S.N., 2012, College of the Bahamas,
BahamasMajor: Nursing Dissertation: Family Level Variables,
Discrepancy in Reports of Psychiatric Symptomatology and Substance Abuse Among Hispanic Adolescents
Advisor: Joseph P. De Santis
Donna Hewitt B.M., 2001, Rowan University M.A., 2009, Rowan University Major: Music EducationDissertation: The Impact of a Professional
Development Program on a Music Teacher's Beliefs and Practices
Advisor: Carlos R. Abril
Michael F. HoffmanB.A., 2010, University of Maryland,
College ParkB.S., 2012, Temple UniversityM.S., 2014, University of MiamiMajor: PsychologyDissertation: Health-Related Quality of Life
in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants: Development of Child and Parent-Proxy Measures
Advisor: Amanda Jensen-Doss
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Qimin Huang Bachelors, 2012, Shandong University, ChinaM.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: MathematicsDissertation: Modeling the Effect of Seasonality
on the Transmission of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Hospitals with Environmental Contamination
Advisor: Shigui Ruan
Vivian Iglesias B.S., 2013, St. Thomas University Major: ChemistryDissertation: Supramolecular Complexation
Studies of Electroactive Guests by Cucurbit[n]uril Hosts
Advisor: Angel E. Kaifer
Shiyan Jiang B.S., 2013, East China Normal University,
ChinaM.S., 2013, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMajor: Teaching and LearningDissertation: STEM+L: Investigating
Adolescents’ Participation Trajectories in a Collaborative Multimodal Composing Environment
Advisor: Ji Shen
Seyedmorteza Khatibmasjedi M.S., 2014, Oklahoma State UniversityMajor: Civil EngineeringDissertation: Sustainable Concrete Using
Seawater, Salt-Contaminated Aggregates, and Non-Corrosive Reinforcement
Advisor: Antonio Nanni
Hyun Jung Kim M.S., 2002, Sangmyung University, KoreaM.S., 2011, University of KentuckyMajor: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: Role of GTPase MTG1 in
Mitoribosome Biogenesis and Cardiac Function
Advisor: Antoni Barrientos
Natalie Maureen Kivell B.A., 2007, Wilfrid Laurier University,
CanadaM.A., 2010, Wilfrid Laurier University,
CanadaMajor: Community Well-BeingDissertation: What Is Transformation: Resisting
Epistemic Injustice Through Participatory Theory Development with Community Organizers and Activists
Advisor: Scotney Evans
Ryan Joseph Kramer B.S., 2013, Pennsylvania State University Major: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: Understanding Radiative
Forcings and Responses Associated with the Hydrological Cycle
Advisor: Brian J. Soden
Alexander KreymermanB.S., 2008, Florida Atlantic University Major: NeuroscienceDissertation: The Role of Mitochondrial
Dynamics in Retinal Ganglion Cell Development and Regeneration
Advisor: Maria T. Zayas
Marissa Krimsky B.S., 2010, Emory University M.S., 2016, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: The Allocation of Attentional
Resources: Exploring Fluctuations in Mind Wandering with Variation in Performance and Affective Variables
Advisor: Amishi P. Jha
Elizabeth Camille Langley Major: Romance Studies, SpanishDissertation: The Occupied Strike Back: Writing
Against Empire and Constructing Postmemory in Occupied Hispaniola
Advisor: Tracy L. Devine Guzman
Heajin Lee B.S., 2013, Kangwon National University,
South KoreaMajor: ChemistryDissertation: Development of Turn-On
Fluorescent Kinase InhibitorsAdvisor: James N. Wilson
Darlah Michelle Lopez Rodriguez B.S., 2009, University of Puerto Rico at
Arecibo, Puerto Rico Major: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: The Role of the Hypoxia Inducible
Factor 1 Alpha in Gammaherpes Virus Host Infectivity
Advisors: Samita Andreansky and Enrique Mesri
Min Lu B.A., 2009, Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian, China Major: BiostatisticsDissertation: Estimating Individual Treatment
Effect in Observational Data Using Random Forest Methods
Advisor: Hemant Ishwaran
Xing Lu Major: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: South Pacific Tropical Water:
Variability and Downstream ImpactsAdvisor: Rana A. Fine
Aurelie Lucette B.A., 2003, Universite de Tours, FranceM.A., 2009, Universite Toulouse, FranceMajor: PsychologyDissertation: Distress Tolerance, Anxiety, and
Survival in People Living with HIVAdvisor: Gail Ironson
Alejandro M. ManteroA.B., 2008, University of Miami M.A., 2011, University of Miami Major: BiostatisticsDissertation: Unsupervised Random Forests and
Target Outcome Relationship ExplorationAdvisor: Hemant Ishwaran
Ashley N. Marchante-HoffmanB.A., 2011, Dartmouth College M.S., 2015, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Giving Voice to Underserved,
Foreign-Born Latino Youth: Trauma, Stress, and Health in the Primary Care Setting
Advisor: Annette M. La Greca
Denise Simão MarquesB.A., 2007, Rutgers UniversityM.A., 2012, Boston CollegeMajor: Counseling PsychologyDissertation: Exploring Barriers, Beliefs,
Knowledge, Experiences, and Emotions Related to Yoga Practice Amongst a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample
Advisors: Lydia P. Buki and Scotney Evans
Hicham Mazouz B.A., 2010, Florida Atlantic UniversityMajor: Romance Studies, FrenchDissertation: (Re) Mapping the Black Atlantic:
Abject Blackness and Arabness Across the Atlantic in African-American, French and Maghrebian Literature
Advisor: Tracy L. Devine Guzman
James Byron McKeown B.A., 2012, University of Minnesota DuluthM.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: MathematicsDissertation: The Combinatorics of the
Waldspurger DecompositionAdvisor: Drew Armstrong
Sevag Mehterian Major: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: Exploiting Stalagmites to
Understand Late Pleistocene Climate Variability in the Bahamas and Iran
Advisor: Peter K. Swart
Eleanor A. MiddlemasB.S., 2013, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMajor: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: The Roles of Cloud Feedback and
Ocean Heat Transport in Climate VariabilityAdvisor: Amy C. Clement
Brigitte Marie MoralesB.S., 2013, Massachusetts Institute of
TechnologyMajor: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Development of a Styrene-
Isobutylene-Styrene (SIBS) and Carbon Black Thermoplastic Elastomer for Biomedical Pressure Sensing Applications
Advisor: Emrah Celik
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Saeed Moshfeghyeganeh B.S., 2004, Shiraz University, IranM.S., 2007, Shahid Beheshti University, IranMajor: PhysicsDissertation: Anisotropic Thermoelectric
Properties of Low-Dimensional Molybdenum Bronzes
Advisor: Manuel A. Huerta
Leah Nemzow B.A., 2013, Yeshiva UniversityMajor: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: Role of USP24 in Modulating
DNA Damage ResponseAdvisor: Feng Gong
Robert Charles O’BrienM.S., 2008, University of California,
San Diego Major: BiostatisticsDissertation: A Random Forests Quantile
Classifier for Class Imbalanced DataAdvisor: Hemant Ishwaran
Lauren Fae O’Donnell B.S., 2009, University of South Florida Major: ChemistryDissertation: Development and Application of
Novel Techniques for Improving Resolution in Liquid and Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Advisor: Jamie D. Walls
Emmanuela Nneamaka Ojukwu B.S.N., 2014, South Carolina State UniversityMajor: Nursing Dissertation: Social Determinants of
Engagement in HIV Treatment Among Black Postpartum Women Living with HIV (WLWH)
Advisor: Rosina Cianelli
Talib Oliver Cabrera B.S., 2011, Universidad Autonoma National
Mexico, MexicoMajor: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: InSAR Applications for
Environmental and Hazard MonitoringAdvisor: Shimon Wdowinski
Ana Maria Palacio Castro Major: Marine Biology and EcologyDissertation: Abiotic Factors Shaping
Endosymbiotic Algal Communities in Healthy Corals and Their Implications for Coral Bleaching Susceptibility
Advisor: Andrew Charles Baker
Carrigan Leigh Parish B.A., 2005, University of California
at Berkeley M.A., 2009, Harvard University Major: EpidemiologyDissertation: Oral Health Related Quality
of Life, Dental Care Utilization, and Serostatus Disclosure Among HIV-Positive Women in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) Cohort
Advisor: Nancy Otilia Alvarez
Susan PatersonB.A., 2008, Smith College M.A., 2013, University of Massachusetts
LowellMajor: Community Well-BeingDissertation: The Social Context of Women’s
Sustained Participation in ActivismAdvisor: Scotney Evans
Thomas J. Paul B.A., 2013, Florida Gulf Coast University Major: ChemistryDissertation: Computational Insights into
the Structures, Mechanisms, and Chemical Properties of Metal Complexes, Enzymes, and Bio-Molecules
Advisor: Rajeev Prabhakar
Karli Jeanne Peña B.S.B.E., 2010, University of Miami Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: The Development of a Microwave
Ablation Model for the Treatment of Small Renal Masses
Advisor: Nelson Salas
Tara Peters B.A., 2013, University of Colorado at Boulder Major: Cancer BiologyDissertation: Pharmacologic Approaches to
Targeting Malignant Activation of Cap-Dependent Protein Translation in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas
Lauren Petrino B.A., 2008, Pace UniversityM.A., 2009, Rutgers University–Newark Major: EnglishDissertation: Wives Writing Privacy, 1640-
1670Advisor: Timothy P. Watson
Timothy Edward Plitnik B.S., 2010, University of Miami Major: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: SAMHD1-Mediated Restriction of
HIV-1 and SIV in Macrophage InfectionAdvisor: Mario Stevenson
Melanie Potiaumpai B.S.Ed., 2013, University of Miami M.S.Ed., 2014, University of Miami Major: Exercise PhysiologyDissertation: Effects of a Multi-Directional
Walking Program on Physical Function and Quality of Life in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Advisor: Joseph F. Signorile
Jennifer Katherine RoebberMajor: NeuroscienceDissertation: Salt Detection and Homeostasis in
the Taste SystemAdvisor: Maria T. Zayas
Joshua Daniel Rooks B.A., 2011, Northwestern University M.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Developing, Evaluating and
Utilizing a Measurement Approach to Index the Fidelity of Subjective Reports During a Sustained Attention Task
Santas Ana Rosario B.S., 2009, University of Miami Major: Cancer BiologyDissertation: KSHV-Encoded Viral IL-6 (vIL-
6) Enhances Immunoglobulin Class-Switch Recombination
Advisor: Enrique Mesri
Buddhika Samarakoon Mudiyanselage B.S., 2009, University of Moratuwa, Sri LankaM.A.S., 2012, University of British Columbia,
CanadaDissertation: Efficient Estimation of Signal
States in a Graph with Application to Time Varying Conditions
Advisor: Manohar N. Murthi
Conor Joseph Smith B.S., 2011, College of Charleston Major: Applied Marine PhysicsDissertation: Wave Breaking at the Mouth
of the Columbia River and Its Effects on Along-Track InSAR Data—Introducing a Novel Method to Improve Surface Current Measurements from Spaceborne Radar
Advisor: Adrianus J. Reniers
Nadja Soares de AndradeB.S., 2009, Universidade de São Paulo, BrazilM.A., 2011, Columbia UniversityMajor: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: The Role of Nucleophosmin and
Neurotoxic Dipeptide Repeat Proteins in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Advisor: Claes Wahlestedt and Zane Zeier
Hadassah St. Hubert B.A., 2009, St. John’s UniversityM.A., 2010, St. John’s University M.A., 2015, University of Miami Major: HistoryDissertation: Visions of a Modern Nation: Haiti
at the World’s FairsAdvisor: Kate Ramsey
Qiuyi Su B.S., 2012, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
ChinaM.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: MathematicsDissertation: Periodic Solutions of Abstract
Semilinear Equations with Applications to Biological Models
Advisor: Shigui Ruan
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Vivian Maria Sueiras B.S., 2007, Florida International University Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Characterization of Lens Capsule
Dynamic and Structural Properties Using Confocal and Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques
Advisor: Noel Marysa Ziebarth
Soumya Sundara RajanM.S., 2013, University of Hyderabad, IndiaMajor: Cancer BiologyDissertation: Elucidating the Mechanism of
ALK Driven Toxicity in ALK+ LymphomaAdvisor: Jonathan Schatz
Kevin Henry Toomer B.A., 2012, Cornell University Major: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: The Role of IL-2Rα-Dependent
Signaling in Treg Development, Homeostasis, and Suppressive Function
Advisor: Thomas Malek
Ming Wang Major: Business AdministrationDissertation: Multi-Level Functional Data
Analysis for Temporal Point Process with Application in Stock Trading Market
Advisor: Yongtao Guan
Natasha C. Ward B.S., 2009, California State Polytechnic
University, PomonaM.S., 2012, California State Polytechnic
University, PomonaMajor: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: Low-Dose IL-2 Therapy with a
Novel IL-2-Based Fusion Protein Selectively Targets Tregs and Promotes Immune Tolerance
Advisor: Thomas Malek
Marc Joshua Weintraub B.A., 2010, University of California, Berkeley M.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Physiological and Affective
Reactivity to Emotional Comments in Individuals at High Risk for Psychosis
Advisor: Amy Weisman de Mamani
Siobhan Adeana Williams B.S.B.E., 2009, University of Miami Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Reconstruction of the Crystalline
Lens Gradient Refractive Index Using Laser Ray Tracing and Optical Coherence Tomography
Wei Wu
B.S., 2011, Hebei University, ChinaMajor: BiologyDissertation: Identification and Functional
Characterization of Dishevelled-Interacting Proteins in the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and the Cnidarian Nematostella Vectensis
Advisor: Athula Wikramanayake
Keying XuB.S., 2009, Capital Medical University, ChinaM.S., 2013, University of Miami Major: Biomedical EngineeringDissertation: Gold Nanoparticles Enhanced
Optical Imaging and Radiation Therapy for Small Animals
Advisors: Yidong Yang and Weizhao Zhao
Yu-Ping Yang B.S., 1999, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan,
Republic of ChinaM.S., 2001, Taipei Medical University,
Taiwan, Republic of ChinaMajor: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDissertation: Bioluminescence: An Old Tool
for New Applications in Cancer Research “Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells and Image-Guided Therapy”
Advisors: Richard Cote and Sylvia Daunert
Chong Zhao B.S., 2012, Nankai University, ChinaMajor: Business AdministrationDissertation: Estimating Equation Estimators
for the Pair Correlation Function in Replicated Point Pattern
Advisor: Yongtao Guan
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Mohammed Hussain Alamoudi B.S., 2011, King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi
ArabiaM.S.I.E., 2013, University of Miami Major: Industrial EngineeringDissertation: Investigation and Analysis of
the Effects of Manual Lifting and Carrying Activities on Postural and Gait Stability in Normal Subjects
Advisor: Shihab S. Asfour
Lance Kelly Aschliman B.S., 2007, Purdue UniversityM.A., 2012, Indiana University–Purdue
University IndianapolisMajor: PhilosophyDissertation: Reconsidering Epistemic
EvaluationAdvisor: Michael Slote
Zachary Balmuth-Loris B.S., 2011, Syracuse UniversityMajor: NeuroscienceDissertation: The Neuroprotective Compound
P7C3-A20 as a Treatment for Focal Cerebral Ischemia
Advisor: W. Dalton Dietrich
Shayna Fae Bernstein B.A., 2011, Columbia University M.S., 2015, University of Miami Major: BiologyDissertation: Age by Stage Modeling of Dynamic
HeterogeneityAdvisor: Carol C. Horvitz
Sheila Marie Clemens B.S., 1992, Michigan State University B.S., 1993, University of Michigan, Flint Major: Physical TherapyDissertation: The Development and Use of
the Component Timed-Up-and-Go Test to Determine Basic Prosthetic Mobility in People with Lower Limb Amputation
Advisor: Jhelane Vega Fuentes
Laura Meredith Cohen B.A., 2007, Florida Atlantic University Major: Counseling PsychologyDissertation: Testing a Eudaimonic Theory of
Goal HierarchyAdvisor: Blaine J. Fowers
Matt Christopher DanziB.S., 2013, University of North Carolina at
Chapel HillMajor: NeuroscienceDissertation: C-Jun DNA Binding During
Axon RegenerationAdvisors: John L. Bixby and Vance P. Lemmon
Sercan Demir Bachelors, 2008, Selcuk University, TurkeyM.S., 2012, University of Southern California Major: Industrial EngineeringDissertation: Advance Supply Contracts for
Contingency InventoryAdvisor: Shihab S. Asfour
Connor Jude Dwyer B.S., 2011, Eckerd CollegeMajor: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: The IL-2 Dependent Risk in
Type 1 DiabetesAdvisor: Thomas Malek
Caroline Jane Ehrlich A.B., 2008, University of Miami M.S., 2014, University of Miami Major: PsychologyDissertation: Peer Victimization and Adolescents’
Academic FunctioningAdvisor: Annette M. La Greca
Khashayar Farzanian Bachelors, 2010, Amirkabir University of
Technology, IranM.S.C.E., 2013, Sharif University of
Technology, IranMajor: Civil EngineeringDissertation: Investigation on Chemo-
Mechanical Behavior of Hydrogel in Cementitious Material as a Superabsorbent and Bio-Polymer for the Purpose of: Internal Curing, Self-Healing, Self-Sealing and Bacteria Carrier
Advisor: Ali Ghahremaninezhad
Craig P. Flanagan B.S.Ed., 2010, University of MiamiM.S.Ed., 2011, University of Miami Major: Exercise PhysiologyDissertation: Postoperative Cardiometabolic
Effects of a Behavioral Intervention in Patients Undergoing Partial Meniscectomy
Advisor: Kevin A. Jacobs
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Rajapaksha Waththegedara Randil Lalinda Gajasinghe
B.S., 2009, University of Moratuwa, Sri LankaMasters, 2012, Asian Institute of Technology,
ThailandMajor: Electrical and Computer EngineeringDissertation: MEMS Scale Integrated Lab-on-
a-Chip System for Detection and Analysis of Human Tumor Cells
Advisor: Onur Tigli
Eric Michael HechtB.S., 1984, Touro College Los Angeles M.S.P.H., 2011, University of Miami Major: EpidemiologyDissertation: Cadmium Explains, in Part, the
Cardiovascular Toxicity of Cigarette Smoking
Richard Anthony Hunte B.S., 2012, State University of New York at
BuffaloMajor: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: The Role of CADM1 in Viral-
Mediated OncogenesisAdvisor: Maria T. Zayas
Devin Scot Kepchia B.S., 2010, University of Pittsburgh,
Greensburg Major: Molecular and Cellular PharmacologyDissertation: Structural Optimization and
Behavioral Analysis of Antagonists of the Insect Odorant Receptor Co-Receptor Subunit
Advisor: Charles W. Luetje
Jiangmeng Liu B.S.Eng., 2011, Zhejiang University of Media
and Communication, ChinaM.A., 2013, University of Miami Major: CommunicationDissertation: Does Being an Expert Make You
More Negative? An Investigation of Subjective Expertise and Electronic Word-of-Mouth
Advisor: Cong Li
Suzanne Loftus A.B., 2009, University of Miami M.A., 2014, University of Miami Major: International StudiesDissertation: Insecurity and the Rise of
Nationalism: The Case of Putin’s Russia — Keeper of Traditional Values
Advisor: Bruce Michael Bagley
Catherine Claire MacDonald B.A., 2007, Amherst College Major: Environmental Science and PolicyDissertation: Wildlife Policy and Conservation:
An Interdisciplinary Historical PerspectiveAdvisor: Gina L. Maranto
Saloni T. Mehta B.S., 2013, University of Maryland Major: NeuroscienceDissertation: A Combinatorial Approach
to CNS Regeneration Using Activated Transcription Factors
Advisors: John L. Bixby and Vance P. Lemmon
Dawn A. Owens B.S., 2010, Florida Gulf Coast University Major: Molecular Cell and Developmental
BiologyDissertation: High-Throughput Analysis Reveals
Novel Maternal Germline RNAs Critical for PGC Survival, Migration and Differentiation
Advisor: Mary Lou King
Chelsea Lynn Pederson B.S.M.A.S., 2011, University of Miami Major: Marine Geology and GeophysicsDissertation: Deposition and Diagenesis of
Subtropical Microbial CarbonatesAdvisor: James Klaus
Matthew Christopher Phillips B.S.M.A.S., 2010, University of MiamiMajor: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: NF-KB Mediated Inflammatory
Changes in the Gut and Microbiome by PCB 153
Advisor: Maria T. Abreu
Jason Scott Presnell B.S., 2007, Univeresity of North Carolina at
Greensboro M.S., 2011, Univeresity of North Carolina at
GreensboroMajor: BiologyDissertation: The Evolution of the Kruppel-Like
Factors Gene Family and Their Function During Embryonic Development in the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi
Advisor: William Browne
Marc Puccinelli B.S., 1995, Florida International University M.S.Ed., 2010, University of Miami Major: Counseling PsychologyDissertation: Treatment and Moderator Effects
in an RCT of CIFFTA: How Treatment Impacts Hispanic Stress and Parenting Practices, How Change in Hispanic Stress Impacts Parenting Practices, and the Moderating Effects of Acculturation and Change in Hispanic Stress
Advisor: Daniel Santisteban
Yvonne Ayordeley Puplampu-Dove B.S., 2012, University of Maryland, Eastern
Shore Major: Microbiology and ImmunologyDissertation: Potentiating Tumor Immunity
Using Aptamer-Targeted RNAI to Render CD8+ Cells Resistant to TGF Inhibition
Advisor: Eli Gilboa
Luis Alberto Rodriguez B.S.A.S.E., 2013, University of Miami Major: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Environmental Durability
and Degradation of Fiber-Reinforced Bismaleimide/Quartz Composite for Aircraft Radome Applicaitons
Advisor: Landon R. Grace
Adam D. RosenB.A., 2005, State University of New York
at PurchaseM.A., 2009, Columbia University Major: Counseling PsychologyDissertation: Towards a Sociocultural and
Contextual Paradigm of Court-Mandated Client Resistance
Advisor: Debbiesiu L. Lee
Mykhailo Rudko Degree, 2012, Moscow Institute of Physics
and Technology, RussiaMajor: Meteorology and Physical
OceanographyDissertation: Anomalous Structures of Oceanic
Turbulence: Dynamics, Energetics, TransportAdvisor: Igor Kamenkovich
Juan Felipe Sierra De La Rosa B.S., 2005, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano,
ColombiaMajor: Marine Biology and EcologyDissertation: Probiotics Effects on the
Aquaculture Performance of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Advisor: Daniel Domingues Benetti
Sathish Kumar Srinivasan Bachelors, 2005, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.
Medical University, IndiaMasters, 2008, National Institute of
Pharmaceutical Education and Research, India
Major: Human Genetics and GenomicsDissertation: Genetic Network of Genes
Associated with Neurodegenerative DisordersAdvisor: Gennaro D’Urso
Vasileios Stathias B.S., 2012, University of Thrace, GreeceMajor: Human Genetics and GenomicsDissertation: Data-Driven Identification of
Patient-Specific Drug Combinations for Treating Glioblastoma
Advisors: Nagi Ayad and Stephan Schürer
Jacqueline Anne Tibbett B.S., 2009, The College at Brockport, State
University of New York Major: Physiology and BiophysicsDissertation: Spasticity and Pain After Spinal
Cord Injury: Relationships to Physiological, Functional and Quality-of-Life Measures
Advisors: Edelle Field-Fote and Eva Widerström-Noga
Catalina Vasquez Carrillo B.S., 2007, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana,
ColombiaM.S., 2012, University of WisconsinMajor: BiologyDissertation: Role of an Upwelled Coastal Area
in the Distribution, Dynamics and Genetic Diversity of a Marine, Habitat-Shifting Species in the Atlantic Basin
Advisor: Kathleen Sullivan Sealey
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Yulia VorobyevaB.S., 2007, Herzen State Pedagogical
University of Russia, Russia M.A., 2010, University of Northern Iowa Major: International StudiesDissertation: How States Shape Organized
Crime: Mexican and Russian Criminal Networks During Political Transitions
Advisor: Lilian E. Yaffe
Dominique Neitzel Wagner B.S., 2008, Miami University M.Sc., 2012, Simon Fraser University, CanadaMajor: Marine Biology and EcologyDissertation: Ecological and Evolutionary
Genomics: Differential Variability of Gene Expression and Fine-Scale Adaptive Divergence Among Microhabitats of Large Fundulus heteroclitus Populations
Advisor: Douglas L. Crawford
Yuchen Wang B.S., 2011, Dalian University of Technology,
ChinaM.S., 2012, University of California, Irvine Major: Mechanical EngineeringDissertation: Study of Selected Issues of Solid-
State Electrochemical Energy StorageAdvisor: Xiangyang Zhou
Chun Wu B.S., 2009, Ningbo University, ChinaM.S., 2012, Zhejiang University, ChinaM.S., 2017, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMajor: Molecular and Cellular PharmacologyDissertation: Human Brain Transcriptome
Profiles in ObesityAdvisor: Deborah C. Mash
David Zambrana B.S., 2006, University of Phoenix M.B.A., 2007, University of Phoenix D.N.P., 2009, University of Miami Major: NursingDissertation: Examining the Effect of the Nurse
Professional Practice Environment on Clinical and Organizational Outcomes
Advisor: Rosina Cianelli
Ian Christopher Zink B.S., 2004, University of Miami M.S., 2010, University of Miami Major: Marine Biology and FisheriesDissertation: Nearshore Salinity and Juvenile
Pink Shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum): Integrating Field Observations, Laboratory Trials, and Habitat Suitability Simulations
Advisor: Joseph E. Serafy
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Joshua Ryan Brandfon B.A., 2005, Brandeis UniversityM.A., 2007, University of Connecticut Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: The Impact of Cocurricular
Involvement and Leadership Roles on the Perceived Development of Employability Skills
Advisors: Soyeon Ahn and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Renée Dickens Callan B.A., 1991, Saint Michael’s CollegeM.S., 1993, University of VermontMajor: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Black, Female, First-Generation
College Students: Perceptions of Academic Persistence
Advisors: Debbiesiu L. Lee and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Seantee C. Campbell B.S., 2004, University of FloridaM.F.A., 2010, Vermont College Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: How Parental Roles Affect the
Development of Caribbean College StudentsAdvisors: Debbiesiu L. Lee and Carol-Anne
Phekoo
Jacklyn Anne Collins B.B.A., 1984, Iona College M.B.A., 1987, St. John’s University M.Pr.A., 2003, University of Miami Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Educational Experiences and
Academic Adjustment of Transfer Students at the Four-Year University
Advisor: Soyeon Ahn and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Sandra Irene Gross B.A., 1994, Wilfrid Laurier University,
CanadaM.S., 1996, London School of Economics,
United KingdomMajor: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: The Underrepresentation of
Women Studying Engineering: A Grounded Theory Case Study
Advisor: Debbiesiu L. Lee and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Juan Carlos MoralesB.A., 1992, Amherst College M.A., 1998, Florida International University M.A., 2012, Middlebury College Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Defying the Statistics: Latin
Students’ Journeys from ESL to the Honors College at the Community College
Advisor: Debbiesiu L. Lee and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Simeon Antonio Richardson B.S., 2007, Florida Memorial University M.S., 2010, Florida Memorial University Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Noncognitive Factors that
Contribute to the Black Gender Gap in College Persistence
Advisor: Soyeon Ahn and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Yasdanee Valdes B.A., 2011, Florida International University M.A., 2013, Florida International UniversityMajor: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Transfer Students’ Perceptions of
Their Transition Experiences into a Private, Religiously Affiliated University
Advisors: Debbiesiu L. Lee and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Janiel Francisco VargasB.A., 2011, Florida International University M.S., 2014, Florida International University Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: A Comparative Study of Whether
the Relationship between Moral Reasoning and Academic Misconduct Differs between Traditional and Nontraditional Students
Advisor: Soyeon Ahn and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Mohamed Magdy Hassan Zaki AnisB.A., 2012, Oxford Brookes University,
United KingdomM.S.Ed., 2015, University of MiamiMajor: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Middle Eastern and North
African International Students: Precollege Characteristics and Student Engagement
Advisors: Soyeon Ahn and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Christina Rosalez BarcinasB.S., 2003, Barry UniversityM.S., 2004, Barry UniversityEd.S., 2008, Nova Southeastern UniversityMajor: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Factors Affecting Hispanic Middle
School Students College ReadinessAdvisors: Soyeon Ahn and Carole-Anne
Phekoo
Melody Dunbar B.S., 2002, Barry University M.B.A., 2004, Nova Southeastern University Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Influence of Enrollment
Management Strategies at Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
Advisors: Soyeon Ahn and Carol-Anne Phekoo
Henry Maklakiewicz B.A., 2003, Catholic University of America Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: The Aim of Higher Education:
The Academy’s Epistemic and Moral Obligations to the American Experiment and the Demise of the Liberal Arts
Advisor: Blaine J. Fowers
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Peter Michael Rudholm B.A., 2014, California State University, Los
Angeles M.A., 2005, McNeese State University Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Gender in Higher Education
Research: The Problem of Female and Male Categories
Advisor: Carol-Anne Phekoo
Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Luis Enrique Ponce Cornejo B.S.B.A., 1991, University of Florida M.B.A., 1995, University of Miami Major: Higher Education LeadershipDissertation: Student Perceptions on Academic
Dishonesty at a Small, Private Ecuadorian Institution
Advisor: Carol-Anne Phekoo
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Zachary Charles Bartholomew B.A., 2009, Florida State UniversityM.M., 2015, Florida State University Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: A Jazz Pianist’s Guide to Rhythmic
Independence through the Adaptation of Afro-Cuban Rhythms
Advisor: Martin Bryce Bejerano
Elena Mary Blyskal B.A., 2008, Providence College M.M., 2014, Longy School of Music of Bard
CollegeMajor: Vocal PedagogyEssay: Mindfulness Practice in the Collegiate
Voice Studio: A Case StudyAdvisor: Esther Jane Hardenbergh
Julian G. BrijaldoB.M., 2008, Pontifica Universidad Javeriana,
ColombiaM.M., 2015, Florida Atlantic UniversityMajor: CompositionEssay: At the Edge of Hope, A Cantata for the
Everyday ColombianAdvisor: Dorothy Hindman
Luca G. Cubisino B.M., 2005, Conservatory of Music Vincenzo
Bellini Catania, ItalyM.M., 2008, Rotterdam Conservatorium,
NetherlandsM.M., 2010, Conservatory of Music Bruno
Maderna Cesena, ItalyM.M., 2014, Texas State University San
Marcos Major: Keyboard PerformanceEssay: Ottorino Respighi: Published and
Unpublished Works for Piano SoloAdvisor: Tian Ying
Phillip Joseph Doyle B.M., 2009, University of Illinois M.M., 2011, University of Illinois Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: An Analysis of Overtone and Undertone
Structure and Its Influence on the Relative Consonance and Dissonance of the Diatonic Modes as Used in Jazz
Advisor: Gary Keller
Ian C. Flatt B.M., 2005, University of Missouri–Kansas
CityM.M., 2009, California State University, Long
Beach Major: Instrumental PerformanceEssay: Building an Improvisational Practice for
the Classical CellistAdvisor: Ross T. Harbaugh
Tianyuan (Ken) GeB.M., 2009, Furman UniversityM.M., 2011, Indiana UniversityMajor: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: Bright Bass Timbres in the “Dark Age”
of Jazz: Eddie Gomez, Three Quartets, Transgression, and Transcendence
Advisor: Martin Bejerano
Dana Elise Kaufman B.A., 2012, Amherst CollegeM.M., 2015, New England Conservatory
of Music Major: CompositionEssay: Opera Kardashian: An Opera in One ActAdvisor: Lansing McLoskey
Brian Geoffrey McKee B.M., 2012, University of OregonM.M., 2014, Arizona State UniversityMajor: Instrumental PerformanceEssay: A Pedagogical Exploration of Selected
Art Songs by Franz Schubert Transcribed for Bassoon
Advisor: Gabriel John Beavers
Lauren Emily Miller B.M., 2012, University of Colorado at
BoulderM.M., 2014, University of Miami Major: Instrumental PerformanceEssay: The Archer’s Guide to Viola PlayingAdvisor: Ross T. Harbaugh
Jens Mikel Peterson B.M., 2011, Indiana UniversityM.M., 2014, Yale University A.D., 2015, University of Miami Major: Instrumental PerformanceEssay: An Examination of Historical,
Pedagogical, and Performance Aspects of the Cimbasso in Standard and Modern Literature
Advisor: Aaron Tindall
Nicholas Anthony Petumenos B.M., 2000, Berklee College of MusicM.M., 2015, University of Miami Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: Collective Time – Exploring Interaction
in Music that SwingsAdvisor: John S. Hart
Derek R. Smith B.A., 2010, California State University, Fresno M.M., 2012, University of Miami Major: Instrumental Performance, Multiple
WoodwindEssay: A Method for Versatility and Flexibility
for the Low Reed SpecialistAdvisor: Margaret Ann Flavin
Jason Seth StrunkB.A., 1997, Mansfield University of
PennsylvaniaMajor: Choral ConductingDissertation: The Role of the Chorus in Leonard
Bernstein’s A White House Cantata: A Conductor’s Guide
Advisor: Karen Kennedy
Deyana Ilieva Valchinova B.M., 2010, Oberlin College M.M., 2012, Boston Conservatory of Music A.D., 2014, Boston Conservatory of Music Major: Keyboard Performance and PedagogyEssay: Left-Hand Memorization: Survey and
ApplicationAdvisor: Naoko Takao
William Shutt Wulfeck B.M., 2011, California State University,
NorthridgeM.F.A., 2013, California Institute of the Arts Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: Applying an Effective Practice Framework
to Create a Lesson Syllabus for Undergraduate Jazz Trombone Students
Advisor: Dante T. Luciani
Chee Weng Yim B.A., 2010, Nanyang Technological
University, SingaporeA.D., 2011, Nanyang Technological
University, SingaporeM.M., 2015, Georgia State UniversityMajor: Instrumental ConductingEssay: Writing Music and Its Role in a
Conductor’s Training as a PerformerAdvisor: Robert M. Carnochan
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Harley E. Robertson B.A., 2005, University of West Indies,
Trinidad and TobagoA.D., 2013, University of Trinidad and
Tobago, Trinidad and TobagoM.M., 2015, Florida International UniversityMajor: Instrumental PerformanceEssay: A Proposed Curriculum for a University-
Level Performance-Based Seminar Using Works from Selected Caribbean Territories
Advisor: Brian Timothy Powell
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Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Melissa Sofia Bumbach B.M., 2005, Palm Beach Atlantic College M.M., 2008, University of South Florida Major: Choral ConductingEssay: Maestra Digna Guerra and Her Role
in the Promotion of Choral Music in Post-Revolutionary Cuba
Advisor: Karen Kennedy
Juan Manuel Monroy Romero B.M., 2011, Berklee College of MusicM.M., 2014, University of Miami Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: An Analysis of the Development in
Improvised Double Bass Solos Influenced by Cuban Music and Jazz
Advisor: Charles Lawrence Bergeron
Jack Wengrosky Jr.B.A., 1988, Elmhurst College Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: The Trumpet Player’s Posture: A Thirty
Minute Routine to Prevent and Alleviate Pain and Improve Efficiency Through Musculoskeletal Alignment
Advisor: Brian Lynch
Kom Wongsawat B.A., 2006, Mahidol University, ThailandM.M., 2013, New York University Major: Jazz Performance InstrumentalEssay: A Pianist’s Guide to Solo Ostinato,
Utilizing Jazz Drumset Techniques to Gain Rhythmic Coordination
Advisor: Martin Bryce Bejerano
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Degrees conferred December 14, 2018
Michelle Alle B.S.N., 2011, Nova Southeastern University D.N.P., 2017, University of Miami
Mia Nicole Andrews B.S.N., 2009, University of Phoenix M.S.N., 2013, South University
Djurdja Andrich B.S., 2001, Indiana University NorthwestB.S., 2006, University of MarylandM.S.N., 2014, Purdue University
Eda Augustin B.S.N., 2011, Florida Atlantic University M.S.N., 2015, Nova Southeastern University
Hakimah Aliah Bankston B.S., 2007, Morgan State UniversityB.S.N., 2012, University of Miami M.S.N., 2015, University of Miami
Heidi Lynn Borys B.S.N., 2009, Lewis University
Tyesha Bowen B.S., 2010, Nova Southeastern University B.S.N., 2013, Remington College M.S.N., 2015, University of Miami
Marsha Diane Buntley B.S.N., 2007, Middle Tennessee State
University M.S.N., 2010, Middle Tennessee State
University
Maxine Lachow DeLlanos B.S.N., 2005, University of Miami M.S.N., 2011, Austin Peay State University
Barbara Crisci EdwardsB.S.N., 2006, Florida Atlantic University M.S.N., 2008, Florida Atlantic University
Joy Egwu B.S.N., 2010, University of Phoenix M.S.N., 2015, Charles R. Drew University
of Medical Science
Edward Erickson B.S., 2000, Nova Southeastern University M.S.N., 2016, University of Miami
Monsita Faley B.S.N., 1995, University of Phoenix M.S.N., 2006, University of San Diego
Anna Liza Dariano-Del Rosario Fernandez B.S.N., 1993, Saint Louis University,
PhilippinesM.S., 2012, Florida Atlantic University
Liza Fhanfin B.S.N., 2011, Barry University M.S.N., 2015, University of Miami
Susan Fornaris B.A., 1995, Florida Atlantic UniversityM.S., 1999, Nova Southeastern UniversityB.S.N., 2005, Barry University
Edmee J. Francois B.S.N., 1993, Florida Atlantic UniversityM.S.N., 2016, University of Miami
Tamiko Michelle Gibson B.S.N., 2012, Florida Atlantic University M.S.N., 2016, South University
Jenise Christine Gonzalez B.S.N., 2012, Nova Southeastern University
Greter Guillen B.S.N., 2011, University of Miami
Lisa C. Hensler B.S., 2004, University of North Carolina at
WilmingtonM.S., 2011, University of South Florida
Kimberly Jones B.S.N., 2009, University of Central Florida M.S.N., 2014, University of Florida
Jimmy Lafaille B.S.N., 2000, Mercy CollegeM.S.N., 2008, Florida Atlantic University
Julie Luengas B.S.N., 1998, University of MiamiM.B.A., 2003, University of Phoenix
Chaireline Lundi B.S.N., 2005, University of Miami
Brandi Nichole Manthei B.S.N., 2012, University of Mary Hardin-
Baylor
Nahomie Mirville B.S.N., 2006, Florida Atlantic University M.S.N., 2010, South University
Gaelle Pierre B.S.N., 2010, University of South Florida
Anthony Lazaro Roig B.S.N., 2009, University of Miami
Elizabeth Seda B.S.N., 1998, Lehman CollegeM.S.N., 2016, University of Miami
Venante I. Servalis B.S.N., 2011, Florida Atlantic UniversityM.S.N., 2015, Nova Southeastern University
Hyacinth Sewell-Henry B.S.N., 2010, University of Phoenix M.S.N., 2012, Barry University
Melanie Judith Sierra B.S.N., 2011, Barry University M.S.N., 2015, University of Miami
Desiree Simon B.S.N., 1997, Florida International University M.S.N., 2015, Aspen University
India Smith B.S.N., 2010, Georgia College
Deborah Szabo B.S.N., 2009, University of Miami M.S.N., 2011, University of Miami
Lauren Uscinski B.S., 2009, Wake Forest UniversityM.S.N., 2012, Yale University
Michelle N. Waters B.S.N., 2013, University of North Florida M.S.N., 2016, Chamberlain College of
Nursing
Erick Zarabozo B.S.N., 2012, Miami Dade CollegeM.S.N., 2016, Barry University
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DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Alexandra Athos Adler B.S., 2013, Southern Methodist University
Aida Ali B.A., 2012, Boston College
Brandon Scott Anible B.S., 2014, University of Central Arkansas
Valerie M. Buisson B.S., 2014, University of Central Florida
Kelly Marie Clark B.S., 2015, High Point University
Amanda Clifton B.S., 2015, Central Michigan University
Kevin Daniel Cochran B.S., 2014, University of South Florida
Stefanie Cohen B.S.Ed., 2014, University of Miami
Timothy Crann B.S., 2015, College of Charleston
Ashalee Ann Cyr B.S., 2015, University of Minnesota
Alyssa Beth DickensB.S., 2013, Florida International University
Paul Fath B.S., 2005, Temple University
Kelli Ann Fraga B.S., 2011, University of Florida
Kate Lynn Franke B.S., 2013, University of Maryland,
College Park
Brittany Michelle Gendron B.S., 2014, Western Carolina University
Catrina Giordano B.S., 2014, Florida State University
Isabella Maria Gonzalez B.H.S.A., 2015, Florida International
University
Kyle Murphy Graves B.S., 2015, Wake Forest University
Juan Guzman B.S., 2013, Florida International University
Shane Harris B.S., 2014, University of Illinois
Gary B. Heller
Deborah Jane Hoekstra B.S., 2015, Bowling Green State University
Davide Michael Ioffredi B.S., 2015, Florida Atlantic University
Kristilyn Kay Jeffries B.S., 2011, Weber State University
Nina Frances Kelly B.A., 2014, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Jessica P. Khani B.S.H.S., 2015, University of Miami
Yong Kim Bachelor of Music, 2012, University of
Washington
Matthew Kuik B.S., 2013, Crown College
Koren Lavi B.S., 2013, University of Maryland,
College Park
Allyson Lynnsay Lawing B.A., 2003, University of South Carolina
Nicole Elizabeth Limpabandh
Kayla Marly Loughner B.S., 2012, University of Pittsburgh
Tanya Malave B.S., 2004, Stony Brook UniversityM.P.H., 2010, Brooklyn College
Taylor Lynn Mannix B.S., 2014, Salisbury University
Michelle McElroy Nola B.S., 2014, Louisiana State University
Erin McGovern B.S.Ed., 2015, University of Miami
Janessie Mena B.S., 2014, University of South Florida
Elaina Maria Mezzasalma B.S., 2014, Rutgers University
Jared Thomas Miller B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston
Raquel Yvonne MitchelB.S.Ed., 2015, University of Miami
Joey Renee Miller B.S., 2013, Oklahoma City University
Carson Paige Moesle B.S., 2015, Indiana State University
Marisa Ann Nicoletti B.S., 2012, Miami University
Kevin Padin B.S., 2011, University of Florida
Caleb Pate B.S., 2013, Florida State University
Nikhil Patel B.S., 2015, University of Florida
Samantha Perez B.A., 2015, Millsaps College
Zaida Elaine Perez B.S., 2014, Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Corey Raphael Roman B.S., 2014, Florida State University
Lauren Scheuing B.S., 2015, State University of New York
College at Geneseo
Johanna Divina SeguraB.S.H.S., 2014, University of Central Florida
Shai Sewell B.S., 2011, University of Puget Sound
Robert Brandon Smith B.A., 2011, Florida Gulf Coast University
Clara Stroud B.S.H.S., 2015, University of Miami
Craig Sykes B.S., 2012, Heidelberg College
Steven Thomas Veenstra B.A., 2012, Capital University
Bradley Leonard Vogel-Castellanos B.A., 2015, Occidental College
Michelle Rebecca Zelmanovich B.A., 2014, Florida Atlantic University
MASTER OF ARTS
Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Deborah Delilah Roque
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School of ArchitectureEstablished 1983 Presented by Rodolphe el-Khoury, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Hussain Abdulgader A BinafifMassel BostanEmily Lauren ElkinWenxin JiangHannah LandmanYuxuan NiuNahar Mohamedmajid M RushdiBeatriz Adriana SantosJingshi WangKyrah La’Trese WilliamsJingchao WuYuefei WuYinzhe Zhang
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Rene D. BelloDavid Derek Makhan
MASTER OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND URBANISM
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
David Rosario BaillargeonBrandon Orlando FennellStuart Thomas KennedyXiang Li
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Elena Isabel AlvarezRene D. BelloRodrigo F. DiazNatalie DuranCamilo Andres HasbunChristopher Francis HernandezKhalil Roger KhouriPierre MarksDanay MoralesShawn Joseph PoundIgnasi PuigKristopher Charlz RodriguezPlinio Jose SchuchovskiKang Shen
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Mohammad Nasser AlghmdiVictor Manuel ChavezElena Paola Gonzalez GuevaraGrant Rafael Souviron
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
Degree candidate May 10, 2018
Yasmine Zeghar Hammoudi
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Abdulaziz M Alenezi
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Zhengrong HuShruti KhandelwalMinhae Shim Roth
MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN
Degree candidate May 10, 2018
Brandon Orlando Fennell
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Basmah Abdulaziz AlohalyIrene Cecilia Balza PinedaWenting LanJingbo SunSiyu Wang
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Xiying LiXinyuan Shi
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Michael Philip Alexander Owen David Berry (C) Camille Annette CortesCatherine Crotty (C) Kristine Dillon Avleigh Du Gabriel Fischler Jessica Flores (S) * Colby Sullivan Gallagher Marissa Gudiel Erin Kristina Hickey (M)
Victor Gerard Kalil Jr.Sasha Theresa Kayal Hitomi Maeno Kirstin Anne Marshall Sydney Matsumoto (S) Frank T. Noska (C)Cynthia Pacheco (M) * Dorianne Marie Paris Dutari (C) Sarah Potter (C) Marcus Anthony Riley Jules Jean Jacques Bernard Romier Catalina Ruiz Luzio (C) Andrew L. Schneider (C) Samantha Fox Schneider Corey Shapiro Zachary Wayne Silver Davin Micah Stancil * Justin Tehrani Yating Yang
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Luis Miguel Aragones Ortigosa Andrew T. Dai Ashley V. Galvankar Chesney B. Henry Nicolle Janek Austin Richard Rico Kaidi Wei
Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Danielle Noemi Todd (C)
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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College of Arts and SciencesEstablished 1926
Presented by Leonidas G. Bachas, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Antonio Miguel AcostaMathew Carl AnglesIan Alexander BussanAlexandre De Castro SalgadoBerthy Sabrina GonzalezPaul Joseph GriebelOshea Donnell JohnsonAzenet Liora Lopez LopezXimena Marincic SanchezBrandon Paul MartinezMallory J. MorkenStephanie Rocio PartridgeWilliam Julius SackGloria May SchmitzLeighton Andrew ShervingtonHee Jae ShimSally SomozaYaru Wang
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Brenda Jacqueline Corea
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Athbi N. Al SubaieChristopher Aaron ColarussoZella Ann ConyersEmily Virginia CowperthwaiteSuchismita DuttaMichaela O. EkowoBernardo GonzalezAki Patricia HirotaniKyriacos Tongun JumiMargo Marie KaneCaroline Donnelly KorbaJianing LiStephanie LinaresTabitha Nicole LopezTatyana C. McNishAtena Catalina PanaiteEkaterina SavinovaMelody Ann SmithCecelia Ann Smith Richards
MASTER OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Alison Koskos
MASTER OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Nadieska Gonzalez MirandaRobert Ferdinand GovaertsAlexander Higa SilvaMarilyn Vazquez-Aparicio
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Katherine BessemerAdriana Cassinera
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Alexis CapelladesYuanhan GuKellen Whitney JonesHengyi KeMengxian LiWeiyi LiZedan LiuYian LuXun RenXinyan ShenYuqi SunZheyi XuXiaoyue YangLu ZengAilin ZhangHanye Zhu
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Camila BarbeitoPatricia Lorraine CookeDana Reva De GreffKarli A. EvansJennifer L. Geisenberger-SayedIzia Lee LindsayAnna Carolyn Meier MASTER OF MATHEMATICAL FINANCE
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Yian LuHanye Zhu
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Karyna MaryLouise ArmstrongLuxi Chen
Zuo ChenXinyi FanXintong FangYingxian HeTingzhong HuangShenghang JiangHaoming LiJia LiWanying LiShuang LiuWei QuanSaysa Carolina Santos SanchezCarolina ScaramuttiJingyuan SunYayun XiaoWeike XuJing YangZitao ZhanYizhe Zhang
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
John Fredric BarkleyLu JiangXiaowen KangRenan Oscar Lopez De AzuaAshley Cree ReeceDaniel RuizStephanie S. ThomasDinah Renee Trevil
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Shaimerden AkhmetovAnnabel EscandonKangqi XiangAbdugali Yakhiyayev
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Linda Marie Charlene Bouwmans Michael Jonah Fishman Justin R. KallmanDhaka Mohan SapkotaKaren Rothman
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Alyssa Elena AlvarezDahriana CorreaNickelle Laurence DeciusHannah FisherMaria Jimenez MunozJia LiXuming LiXiaoming LiuMarlene MartinezJoseph G. MasterjohnKyle Manuel PooreKosette SmithNiza Alejandra Tonarely
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BACHELOR OF ARTS
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Joshua Abraham Rachel Marcella Abrams Breanna Noelle Acitelli Isabelle Francoise Adams Isabella Grace Addeo (M) Racquel Marie Adzima (M) Oscar Arsenio Aguirre (M) Kevin Brian Al-Abdala Amruth Akhil Alluri Mubarak S E K H A Almutairi Ivann Clarence Anderson Omar Anis Syed Areeb Anzar Theodore Thomas Appel Aidan J. Appleby Sheharyar Arshad Abbie Auster (S) Jared Awner Lucas Baker (C) Jacob Edward Baldwin Diannis Elizabeth Barban (M) John Edward Bargfeldt Jr. Anika Batta Maria Costanza Benvenuti (M) Matilde Nicole Beraja Teresita Sofia Bernace William C. Besl Adriana Marie Bevilacqua Christina Elisa Birch Giovanna Bizzarro Alma Linnea Bjoerklund (M) Sergio Blanco Katherine Bloshenko Olivia M. Bobes (C) Revanth R. BodaJulio Cesar Bolivar Dos Ramos Alyssa Lee Bolt (C) Michael Joseph Boyle Nathaniel Bradley III Louis S. Braver Stefan Brehnan John Thomas Brewer David J. Breyer Jason Brisman Ashley A. Broome-Webster Megan Brophy Matthew Manuel Brotz (M) Kathrine Brown Jennifer Lauren Burdeen Michael Allen Burns Jr. Ana Maria Bustamante (C) Kevin E. Bustamante (C) Pedro J. Bustamante Asia Y. Cadet (M) Benjamin Ross Caplan (M) Anthony Carnero Keegan Carroll Julian Vincent Carter Kimberly Alexis Casanas Kristen Anne Casanas Austin Cassidy (C) Daniel Castaneda Sergio Armando Castro Rachmacy
Dylan Kevin Ceder (S) *Ying Cen Ana Claudia Chacin Alyssa Chavies Ida Chen Yuting Cheng Courtney Marie Chennault (M) Nagashreyasu Chidarala (S) *Sissi Chinea (C) Claire Rose Clarkin Anisha Clay Lena Esther Cohen Lindsay Anne Cohen Patricia Colon Thomas Covelli Silvana Crespo-Narvaez (S) Kendall Alexis Cromartie Gabriela Cruz Colman Tomas CumminsJack D’Errico Erin Alexandra Dandes Amanda Gillian DavidsonElizabeth Davis Lazaro Del Pino Elizabeth Marie Delgado Severiano Michael Depardon Sanat Kiran Deshpande (C) Christian Josue Diaz Gabriela Alexis Diaz (M) Stephanie Duarte Derek Duffaut David Bared Dukenik Stephen S. Dumont Briana Danielle Earhart (M) Dylan Z. Echevarria Maria El Ghandor Natalia Maria Escobar Dominique Alisa Fairley Sarah Anne Farinelli Amanda Fay John Ronald Fernstrom (S) Gabrielle Marie Ferrara (M) Virginia Lawrence Fick Paul Finazzo Ryan Timothy Fitzpatrick Kenneth P. Foote-Smith Evan Forsell Jesse Forstot Harrison Fritz Lucas Anthony Gabriel Mario Gamino Ge Gao Ari Garvett Olivia Marie Gassner Cesar A. Gavidia James Adam George (C) Tyler-Ann Patricia Gilzene (C) Sydney Diana Giordano (S) Justin Paul Goldberg (C) Matthew Anthony Golden Gabriella Delima Goldman Margaret Goldman (S) Shayna B. Goldstein Javier David Gonzalez Vanessa Solanus Gonzalez-Gomez Nathan Edward Goodwin Stephanie Lea Gordon
Zoe A. Gorospe Samantha Gosney-Doak Natalie M. Granda (M) Emilie Anne Greaves Christopher Charles Green Austin Greto Micah Gustafson Kevin Hannan Keyanna Harris Abigail Elizabeth Hemenway Brianna Nicole Hernandez (C) Briadam Herrera Gorrin Ana Luisa HinestrosaParthiva Mahesh HirdaramaniAlexia Hirlemann (M) Montana Hirschowitz Max Hoffmann Hong Hu Michelle Inglis (M) George Louis Iskenderian Hani Matthew Jardack Jr. (M) Kyle Madsen Jeffery Koo Min Jeong Hannah Johnson Milo George Judge Sarah Beth Jungman Payton Elizabeth Kaar Avi Rupin Kadakia Daler Kadirov Rebecca Kaplan Michelle Kaplin-Zhebrak (M) Daniel Katz (M)Ryan A. Kesselring (M) *Shelly Khanna Erum Kidwai (C) Hunter Joshua King (C) Luiza Kinzerska-Martinez (S) Kristen Marie Klein Emily Kobayashi Jake Perry Koslen Anne Kotlarz (M) Crystimaria Asimo Kotsiopoulos Dean Aston Krauss Cristopher Luis Kroeze Harrison G. Kryvicky Michael Anthony Laday Risa Wynn Lake Tamsen Angelica Lake (M) Amanda Lynn Lambert Alessandra Lanaro Paula Landron Christian Bradley LangmoColter Lasley (M)Davin R. Laskin (M) Paola Josefina Le Varrat Alan Nicholas Leblanc Jr. Rachel Jessica Leder (C) Maggie Mae Lee Jennifer Lepman (C) Victoria Emma Phania Leveque Wanyu Li Ziqiao Li Junzhe Lin Megan Lipsky (M) *Fan Liu Noribel Pamela Llanes Sinead Brid Lohan Carissa Longo
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Leandra Lucia LopezAnnie Louk Christian J. Lugo Tortosa Stephanie M. Lytle Kyle Magno Raymond Mangiaratti John Michael Margas Diego Antonio Marquez Roberto Marrero Jr. Crystal Yvette Marte Lorenzo Martino Andrew Domenic Masciarella (M) Natalie Frances Massiah Kladius Javed Maynard (C) Emily Maria McCready Melanie McKenna Emily Kristen McManus Amanda Nicole Meeks Connor Greenwood Megan (M) Eden Mekonnen Cem Metin Amanda Bing Miller (C) Oscar Daniel Montealegre Jane Catherine Moore Menelao Mora IV Anthony Moten Jr. Andrew Britton Neely Ashley Ne’Cole Nettles Bianca Newton Ja’Quan Newton Angel Michael Nieves Alondra M. Nin Rivera (C) Joanna Niworowski (C) Jessica Noel Alexandra Novo Noah Ryan Nusbaum Olumayowa Stephanie
Olabisi Olujohungbe (M) Jacob Alden Osborne Maximillian Tobias Oxenbridge Akhil Parlapalli Rafael A. Paz (S) Sondra Alexis Pearson Michael Alexander Perez Matthew Scott PfaffVivian Phung Zachary Picon Brenda Ponce Erika L. Porrino Justin Lee Porter Sarah Elizabeth Price (C) Evan J. Prish Peyton Elene Pullen Luigi Quercia Anu Xsitaaz Ramdin (M) Melanie M. Ramirez Claire Alyssa Ramsey Carolyn Alissa Rheinstein Tiffany Rigole Mariah Jane Robinson (C) Christian Manuel Rodriguez Juan A. Rodriguez Carleigh Romano Brett Tyler Rosenberg Stephanie Louise Ruffolo (C) Alyson Faith Ruttgeizer (C) Olivia Nicole Sacks
Jonathan Sadian Meher Saleem (M) Amanda Catherine Salerno Reymond A. Sanchez Cesar Adrian Sandoval Anastasia Saravia Sabrina Marie Schlesinger Hailey McKenna Selikoff Maxwell H. Shaevitz India Elizabeth Sherman Melissa Cristina Shunk Christina Norma Elizabeth Silvester Isaac Hiniker Simons Keenan Armand Singh Maddie Jean Sisco Michael Anthony Smith Jr. Nicholas Donald Snyder Tonino Solimine Yue Song Eric Lacroix Stahr Katrina Stegmann Nicole Anne Stephens (M) Kyla Grace Elizabeth Stewart (C) Adam Riccardo Sticca (C) Aiyanna Brigitte Stiverne Cole Frederick Stockstill Adam Douglas Strubeck Mingyang Su Amanda Suarez Marc Eberhard Suhr II Bo Sun Sasha Catherine Sutcliffe Gillian Katherine Sutherland Corey Yos Suthumphong (M) Satanan Suwunrut Hunter Keith Tackett Lindsey Katherine Tague Mehreen Tariq (M) Yongquan Daryl Teo Vanessa Carolina Tercero (M) Jeanette Cheng Tho (C) *Chelsea Monique Thomas Andrew S. Thompson (C) *Terri Lynn Upson Emily Sofia Urdaneta Bryan Eusevio Vargas Katherine Vavoulis Jack Viener Claire Sophia Vogel Cajohn Voltaire (M) Haley Anne Walker (S) Yaoli Wang Zhengwei Wang Destiny Washington Hanna Webb Josh Weiner Haley Rose Welch (C) Leroy Sebastian Wells Emily C. Wexler (S) Benjamin Alexander White (C) *Kyra E. Williams Lewis H. Winter Jessie Lee WoodsJackie Yang (M) Linge Yang Brandon Chase Yaraghi Jasmyne Christa Yeldell
Weicheng Yuan Maham Zafar Andrew Mark Zangrando Madeleine Claire Zehnle Jian Zhang Boyang Zheng Tony Zhu Charlsey T. Zyne
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Billah Abdul-Jalaal Matthew Brian Ahern Essa Saeed Bin Tahnoon Alnehayan Viviana Anel (M) Flora A. Balog Nicholas O. BankJasmine Bhairo Shawntrell D. Blackman Ashley Victoria Blanco-ArencibiaAshley-Marie Bombino Rachael Evelyn Britton Joseph Matthew BuzzettiSophia Helen Cayuso Fawlene Copeland Peter Danton (C)Henri Martin DelauzeEdward Leonard Dier (M) Marawan Elzeftawy Nicole Erichsen Liz Rachel FariñasDetra Renee Fleming Dayall M. Harris Samuel Noah Horowitz Xuan Huang Anelia HylandMin A. Jang Yuzhou Ji Jacob Marcel Kainic Jamal Adam Lifschultz Lina Maklad Younese Alexandra Therese McDonnell Francisco J. NarvaezNina Linette Ortiz Horvey Manuel Palacios Scott PatchanRobert Micheal Perry Jr. Kexin Qiu Ezekiel RodriguezRachel S. Schaeffer Samuel Elliott Scott Jarredd Valentine Simpson Evan Joe Sondey William Tyler Spehr Michael Stavola Henry Uhl Andrea Vasquez Hunter David Welsch Yangcheng XuJinsong Zhu
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Ashley Accorto Monica Aguilera
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Joseph Anthony Alagna III Heba Alasfour Vincent Albelo Danah M A Y Algharaballi Farah M A Y Algharaballi Matthew Edward Ashton Genevieve Leigh Berman Nicholas Berman Christopher Joseph Bernal Samuel Zekiel Billings Tanner Bivins Jennifer Blanco (C) Amalie Lorentzen Bolbjerg Kathryn Elisabeth Brimanson (S) Larissa Andrea Carreras Raymond Catena Beatriz Chinea (C) Michael Cioci Sofia Coll Trevor Alexander Darling Francesca Deluca (C) *Paola Espinoza Nicole Wren Friedlander (M) Jessica Gales Ryan Maurice Demetrius Glover Aaron Howard Gluck Nina S. Gomez-Fernandini Deeani Amalia Gonzalez Francesca Marie Gonzalez Carolina Granja Juan Jose Henao (C) Christopher Herndon IV Kevin Herrera (M) James Malcolm Holding Xavier Craig Hopkins Mengting Hu Jingyin Huang Alexa Hyppolite Demetrius Jackson Tian Ji Alejandra Isabel Jimenez Villegas (M) Jahair Hasaan Jones Eric William Koeller Metin Kumru Mia Cari Lam Alexis Nicole Lamoni Boru Li Chujun Li Adriana Lindenfeld (M) Elio Gerardo Livi Belloso (M) Yajing Luo David Maldonado Alex Christopher Mamas Zahra Amin Markatia (S) *Fernando Martin Narbona Anthony G. Martinez Michael Alexander Martinez (M) Elad Massika Christopher Connor McDonald Rachel May Medaugh (C) Alexis Fernande Milord Daniel Miranda Victoria Eva Montes Nino Bruzone Enti Mooskin Adriana Carolina Nava Wephnirva Kejine Nonord Samantha Elizabeth Novoa
Hector Phillip Ortiz Natalie Ourhaan Darrion Eman' Owens Clarissa C. Pascual (C) Onur Can Peker Edward Roy Pineiro Mariana Batista Pinto Jiaming Ren (C) Alexa Reubens (C) Sefanie Marie Rodriguez (C) Hazel Rogers Ela Malik Rosier Maayan Sachs (C) Sebastien Richard Saint-Pierre Sarah Anne Samuels Carlos Ernesto San Jose Alessandra Katryna Sanchez-Senofonte Matthias Amaru Schiller Lindsay Hannah Seiden Sean Tobin Silverman Kathryn P. Smith Jackson Kyle Sommerville Zofia Gabriella Soroko Shay Lia Shannondoah Strelzik Jacqueline Toland Jason Aaron Vessal Marion Ruth Vilberg Rachel Beth Wagner Sofia Waterhouse Hayward Brandi N. Webster Joseph Whiteside Monica Wilson-Reid Siyuan Yang Yishan Yang
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Shannon Nicole Booth (M) Sarah Elizabeth Carron Samuel Takumu Chan Robert Harold Eddy Emma Freeman Ana Maria Gonzalez Andrew Craig Gryniewicz (C) Emma Claire Harper (S) Branden Taylor Holzer (C) Bennett Jacob Leeds Sara Mahini (M) Vanessa Lynne McCloskey (M) Alexander Tomas Michell (C) Uma Paranjpe (C)Matthew Christopher Paris Samantha Nicole Petrin Jonah Ryan Robinson (C) Lily Maclaren Steven (M)Kelly Lauren Zahnen (C)
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Mariana Diaz Tracy Ehrlich Alejandra Isabel Jimenez VillegasXinrui Wang
BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Jose Fernando GonzalezEvan Adam KlineChristina Rose ManfrediMichelle A. McClendonMichael MonteroMaria Stella MontoyaRamon RamirezJuliana RoseroClay W. Valarezo
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Loida L. CooperCarmen Angela GilbertMagalys HernandezWalleska M. LacayoYesenia Marie MalaretJagatheswari RajakumarClinton Edward RodriguezNatasha M. RodriguezJacqueline Ryan
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Alix Aidee AcostaWilliam AmestoyRuben AngelLenia CharlesDavid Jose GonzalezNicholas A. RamosShardae K. Wilson
BACHELOR OF LIBERAL ARTS
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Terry McCray Jr. James Q. Steele Brandon D. Washington
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Trayone Gray Darrell Leonard Langham Jr.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Jasmine Ayanna Rach Abram Lily A. Acheampomaa-Piasare (M) Emily Catherine Aguila Luciano Alfaro Rowanne Ali Dema Ammar (C) Katherine Andrade Arshia Arora (S)
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Lauren Michelle Ayars Ashley Bahamonde Umer Farooq Bakali Normila Barthelemy Alyssa Anastacia Basdavanos (M) Anika BattaFaraah Nasser Bekheet (C) Malak Benkhadra Eduardo Berrios-Donayre Alexander Vlad Besmer (C) Neha Bhaskar Noor Miriam Bittar Dilnoza Bobokalonova Shreehari Bohra Jerry Robert Bonnell (S) Kyra Glen Brook Cody BrownPeyton Tyler Brown Matias Buedo Kristen Noel Bufkin *Amber Elaine Bulna (M) Claudia Cabrera Pastrana Kuang Cai Ashley Marie Cairo Dilraj Singh Cambow (C) Simone Campbell Talytha Campos Issahy Cano Eric Cao Gabrielle Cappelli Hess Von Gabriel Ann C. Cappetta (M) Ashley Nichole Carvin Vincent John Cendan (M) *Erica Chang Collin Bradley Chase (M) Davis Chen (M) Guanrong Chen Haorui Chen Jiawei Chen Chelsea ChicoNagashreyasu Chidarala (S) *Liza Jane Chikovsky Erica Nicole Christmas *Cameron Hankins Chung (M) Andrea Michelle Cicilia Andrew John Cirincione Tiffany Lee Clausen Andrew Cochran Don S. Cohen Colin Maxwell Cole Haley Converse Thomas Henry Cordell Andres Mauricio Corona Renata Miranda Correa Tanner Donovan Corse (C) Nino Augusto Coutelle (C) Michele Cutri Nikhil Das Sree Harsha Datla (C) Pooja Dave Swetha Davuluri (S) Miles O’Brien Dearden (S) Madeleine Felicie Degrange Julia Sergeyevna Denissova Henson Destine Avery Elizabeth DeVault Karanvir Singh Dhother (C)
Matthew Armando Diaz (C) Cameron Mae Dodd Leah Verna Dodds (M) Zhuoyao Du Katherine Louisa Durkin Dudzinsky Frederick Gethin Durrant (C) Kayle Rae Edwards Adam Alexander Eibel (C) *Rachael Elizabeth Eickmeyer (M) Aya Eltantawy (C)Austin Bradford Eng Adaora Rachel Ewulu Sarwan Fahim (M) *Annelise Fernandez Jessica Rachel Fine (S) Elijah Furman Skyler Fustos (M) Andrew Martin Gabig (C)Sirisha Gaddipati (S) *Grace Angel Garcia Jessica Garcia Alexandra Garvin (C) Miguel A. Gavidia John Fritz Gerry Daniel Alexander Gomez Katherine Gonzalez Rogelio Jose Gonzalez Anthony Graffeo Alexandre Zvonimir Grahovac Tyler Douglas Grant Courtney James Green Morgan Elizabeth-Carolyn Greene Kevin Anthony Griffin Carlee Michele Grubbs Jiahui Gu Richard Anthony Guerra Amber Nicolette Guiao Madolyn Brooke Guillard Akila Sandesh Abeywickrama Gunasekera Preeti Gupta (C) Richard Poole Hankins Elizabeth Hernandez (C) Francisco Hernandez Gabriela Maria Hernandez Loren Elizabeth Hernandez (M) Sage Taylor Hewitt Natalie Hickerson (S) Robert Solomon Highbloom Amanda Jean Hillegass (M) Marlee Rachele Hirsch (C) Benjamin Bruce Hoar (M) Elijah Jonathan Horesh (C) Natalia Rose Horvath Maximilian Richard Howson (C) James Hsiao Jian Hu Kangyu Huang Kaitlyn Kathleen Huaroto Juliana Hudson Kaylee Marie Hughes Emily Rene Hunter Catherine Quynh Mai Huynh Mary Katherine Ibáñez Gabriela Christine Iribar Gabriel Ignacio Iriza Hera Jamal Meghana Jami (S)
Dyami Zenobia Jasdanwala Chelsea Deja Jocelyn Mallory Pyne Johnson Rachel Johnson (C) *Daniel Sterling JordanBenjamin Paul Kaminski (M) Varun Kanumuri (M) Daniel Samuel Katan Nicholas Ethan Katz Nabiha Shabbir Khakoo (S)Areeba Khan Neha Najeeb Khan Sara Ahmed Khan Shivam Khosla Dylan Kirschenbaum (C) Ruby Rose Kleinbard Rebecca Beverly Kow (C) *Alyce Mei-Shiuan Kuo (S) *Blanche Lan-Shiuan Kuo (S) *Alyssa Marie Laffitte (C) Nina Silvia Land Jeffrey Simms Larson (M) *Diego Lasso (C) Madison Rose Leap Kyla Ann-Marie Leonard Hilary Brooke Levine Adam Shapira Levy Christine Li (C) Celeste Shu-En Lim Allen H. Liu (S) *Yuanzhi Liu Zhuo Liu (C) Kareen Erica LivitsJonathan Ryan Lo Sean Loftus Maya Lubarsky Cecilia Marie Luciano (S) *Justin Ma (M) *Anthony Fortunato Maganini Jordan Taylor Mandell (C)Seth Samuel Manilove Irene Mulloy Manning (S) Ava Elisabet MarshAndrew Domenic Masciarella (M) William Radcliffe Massey Blake Fording Maune (C) Cynthia Brianne May Mackenzie Marie Mayhew (S) Noura Maziak Hayley Alexandra McLean Andrew Collin McManus Reshav Prakash Mehtani Karthik P. Meiyappan (S) Noel Zena Mengistie Harold Sean Milenkovic Christopher Miller Cole Edgar Miranda (C) Timothy G. Mitchell Esmail Hassan Miyanji Grant Eli Mizel (C) Elizabeth Ashleigh Mompoint (M) Lukas Montejo Soyoung Moon Connor James Morley Yassine Motaouakkil Aarif Motorwala (C) Conor James Murray
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Alexis Musick (S) *Gabriel Albert Nahas David Scott Nahum Kunal Prashant Naik (M) Anwar Nass Layla Marie Nassar (C) *Jere D. Neill Jonathan Dan Minh Nguyen Edward Anthony Noguera (C) Gregory Dennis Oliva Claudia Olivia Olszewski Ryan O’Reilly Michael R. Ortega (M) Inngide E. Osirus Richa Jaysukhlal Panara (C)Annika Patel (S)Mausam Jatin Patel (S) Natasha Patel Pujan Patel (C)Ricardo Andres Perez Torres Lizbeth A. Pinto Venkat Sumanth PotluriAnnelise Nicole Potter Cindy Presendieu Rochelle Prokupets (S) *Zain Amer Qazi (C) Ramya Radhakrishnan (C) Masai Rains Sujatha Raman (M) *Sharadh Ramesh (C) Monica Lucia Ramirez Daniela Isabel Ramos-Delgado (C) Kevin Eli Ramrattan Muhammad Hussain Raza (S) *Rohit Reddy (C)Caroline Reid Danielle Reid Benjamin Christoph Reiss John Stuart Renzi Natalie Rose Ricciardi Bonnie Hannah Rice (C) Emily Noel Risdon (C) Cianna Jade Rivera Andre A. Rivero-Guevara Stacy Brianne Robustelli Alexander Rodriguez Jacqueline Elise Rodriguez Michael A. Rodriguez Celia Romero Jacob Benjamin Rosewater (C) Nicole Leigh Rotkovitz Joan Christen Rutledge (C) Arrix L. Ryce (C) *Amit Kumar Saha (C) *Monica Elaine Samit (C) Aaisha Sanaullah Jacob Henry Sandor Francesco Enrico Sautto Casey Jordan Sciandra Stephanie Marie Scuotto (M) Ryan Martin Severdija (M) Aditya Samir Shah *Viraj Niren Shah (S) Dara Shahriari Nisha Sharma (M)Tooba Irshad Sheikh Benjamin Dale Shey
Meghana Elizabeth Shownkeen (M) Gururaj Shriram (M) *Claudia Skok Gibbs Mackenzie Lyn Smyth Ruba Sokrab (M)Steven Soriano Angelica St Rose Brandon Tommy Lee Stahl (C) *Michael Mora Stangis Tyler Camille Stewart Julie Ann Suarez Yuemiao SunCorey Yos Suthumphong (M) Serena Rene Sweet Nichole Jaime Tatte Natalie Telfeja Taylor Clare Thiesen (M) Marcella Ninfa Thomas Sanam Thukral Camila Sofia Torres Jaramillo Rochelle Zari Toulabi Carmen Tun Jenny Lore Ulber Prakirn Upadhyay Daniel Medford Urkov Jessica Valido (M)Ahdarsh Ram Vallabhaneni (C) Danielle Nicole Villa (C) Akash Villait Camden Ann Vitale Justin Wang (C) Sihan Wang Alexandra Morgan Ware Georgina Virginia Whelan Azaan Saalim Wilbon Sydney Symone Wilbon Michelle Dawn Williams Emily Mae Williamson Benjamin Wright (M) Zishi Wu (M) *Sierra Alexis Wulfson (C) Sabrina Xiao *Xinyuan Xu Jackie Yang (M)Nawal Zafar Khalaf Khaled Khalaf Zayyat Yuhao Zhang Chengcheng Zheng (M) Yujia Zhou (S) *Rui Zhu Michelle Cristina Zogby (M)
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Tyler Agnor Katarina Alexa AlemChristian Michael Alvarez Jose Campos III Evan Clark Babcock Carey Elizabeth Cecelia Davoli (C) Lauren Frances Dender Feda Fitian Caroline June Granger (C)Gabriella Amy Grau Cristina Infante (C)Fidah Hyder Khan
Christopher John Naegele Asmaa H. Odeh Maria Orbe (M) Ashley Ortiz Nidhi Hitesh Patel *Matthew Dalton Schneiderman (M) Patricia Ann Victor Paul Konrad Wolfe
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Diego F. Aguirre Aguilar Santiago Angaramo (M) Asaf H. Avramovich Julius A. Baray Ryan Berkun (S) Jonathan Blandon Davila Toni Ann Boltz (C) Lev Botea Nathanael Francis Bourgeois Sandy Eugenie Brumaire Anthony William Burgin (M) Yichen Chen Allison Marie Chin (C) Christiana L. Colby Joshua Garrett Crane (M) Rachel Cubilla (M) Kimberly Michelle Dargan Maxwell Chase Detweiler (M) Kathrine Dinabourgski Nicholas Fonseca Nogueira (C) *Joshua Benjamin Forer (M) Lexi Rose Frankel Meredith M. Frost (S) *Amanda Kirsten Gale (C) Emily Christine Gale Kevin Michael Garcia Yajaira Garcia Rodriguez (C) Qi Gong Angelica Gousse Amber Marie Griffin Deividas Gustainis (C) *Emily Hahm (M) Elizabeth Rose Halliday Matthew D. Harris Jeremiah George Hassett Ian Alexander Hoyos Natasha M. Jansen Brenda Alexandra Kaplin-Zhebrak Hannah Lamphier Kenny (S) *Marwa Seema Khan (M) Ezan Kothari (S) Mandy Lacroix John Le (C) Chujun LiIsabella Theonil Lugo Lan Lyu Luciano Augusto Magurno Madeline Renee Mahoney Fayeza Shajonta Malik (M) Sivan Manoah Zahra Amin Markatia (S) *Stephanie Hannah McCarthy Erik Maxwell Vitnis McKee (S)Kimberly Monique McLeod Farrah Mohammed (S)
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Laura Molina (C) Matthew Y. Moon Alejandro Taylor Newsom Mohamed Nuh (M) Eliot Dominic Parascandolo (C) *Joel Pardo (C) Pooja Chandrakant Patel (S) Savannah Jay Pocquette Thomas Rauser (M) *Jade Redding Carla Rodriguez (M) Cristina Michelle Sanchez (S) Christian Sellars Jae Sung Shin Alexander F. Siegel Kelly Simon (M)Thomas Christopher Smith (C) Sandra Lynn Taylor Lucas Stuart Tozzi (C) Chloe Treaster Jorge D. Vega John Steilen Williams Gloria Yang Renata Zatarain Junjia Zheng Yibing Zhou Keyan Zolfaghari (S)
Business SchoolEstablished 1929 Presented by John Quelch, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Noah G. AronsNathalie AupontKaren Alexa BarraganAlexandre BrouilletYates Bowman BrownYanfu ChenLibang ChengKrista Mireille ElieSarah FrancisMelissa Lynn FuerstGe GaoJulio Miguel GarciaGregory A. GoldenMatthew GuinnBrett HernandezYonghao HuangFaith Ann KurzmanZijun LiuJoseph Edward MaroonKaylee Lynn MinerPatrick MorganPaul Zachary PlevritisYanning QiJacob I. SandweissEvan Thomas ShomoBrendan John SmithStephanie Marie VelascoKevin T. VikanderPu WangQihe WangAnthony Stephen WeislerBrandon R. WerleyJung Won YoonFengfei ZhangWenqiao ZhangYu Zhao
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Monica Kathleen BairMatthew T. BeckmanYuning ChenMaxwell S. DavidsonGabriela Sofia DerequesensBriana Jane FelittiNatalie Marie GodoyNicole GomezKang Ling HsuRilde A. LeonMingyu LiKayleigh ParraviciniKarina PerezSpencer H. PosnerXinghan QiJillian Nicole Ruskin
Andrea Maria VorlicekKeke WangJunyu WeiFengjun YuanYanan ZhaiNingxuan Zhang
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Tasheka Amanda AikmanAbdullah Mohammed S AlrasheedCarlos Antonio AlvarezIlwaad Rashid Abdi AmanKris Anthony AndaurNarusorn ArrakwanichWhitney Helene AshAlexa BalboniCharles S. BaronowitzJessica Leah BergerAnthony BlanksteenLaura Kelley BloomKatie BolfLuis Bernardo Botero VillanedaDavid Richard BusseGlenn Eugene CarrEmilio CartierDaniel Castelao Urdaneta Shravan Reddy ChintalapaniErnest CividanesCatharine ColavittiRicardo Jose Contreras Di ZioMichael Devlin CurranCraig Robert DermodyMichael Alexander DiazJenifer Lyn DilapiJoel FaustinGabriel Luis FernandezJohn Michael GerbasMiguel Goncalves FonsecaAlexandra Marie GonzalezEli GordonTreshawn Kyndell HagoodDaniel Jason HalperinDouglas Ralph HalperinChangseong HanCharlsie HarrisSamuel ImiakAdam Harris Jaffe Johana Cristina Kovatch RamosEmma Lauren KrissJustin LairdTyler Jay LaurenceRuth LoraDalia Isabel LorenzoCurtis MadsenMichael Samuel ManeriAlfonso Jose MaraverAmellia MerrickRonald Richard McGriffCaroline McShaneAnthony MicletJacqueline Teresa Morrison
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Kelvin MotaRanda NasrManpreet Singh NatJoshua Elliot Novy James William O’BrienMaria Andrea OrtizBufus OutlawSusana ParodyDaniel Javier ParraNirmal PatelRoberto Gabriel PellasJose Antonio PereCatalina PerezBrian PettifordCharlotte RodriguezWilliam RomanelliAustin Clay RothGian Carlo Sarria IraolaGema Carolina SchipillitiHerbert Anthony SchockBrett SilverbergJose Antonio SimonBenjamin O’Brien SmithCameron Burkes SmithDavid Rogers StuartErik Scott TarrashBella Tendler KriegerCherie Lee Megan TophamDiego Andres UribeDan Karl VandenbergSofia Cristina VazquezArsalan WappiZuxin WeiMatthew WiglerGerard Alexander WilliamsNicole Marie WingardYose Wungcharoen Michael Darron Yegan
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Sarah AbateHashim Abdullah Ricardo CeballosBrennan Michael FrailingEric Daniel HinesSixtus Ejikeme IhedoroFrancisco Javier JaraMei-Jie MoFrank Christian Nacimiento LopezLaura ParetaVictor Ashley PoteetChanh TranVanessa ValleChloe Alan Westley
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Hashim AbdullahRaquel Marie Albert MenicucciEduardo Andres Arevalo DolmanCoby Don BaileyUlises A. BarcenaMichael John BartlettAlessandro Giacomo BattellinoMonica Battellino
Christina Maria BraceroAndrew James BrasoskyMark ChaplinBen Jaffe CohenLauren Olivia FossCynthia GarzaDaniel Wentworth GraceyKarl Norbert HennigShirley J. JenkinsSteven Alan JohnsonTsz-Woon LiDaniel Enrique Lopez SanchezDaniel Joseph MannCarlos MontesCharles James MussallemAnil Narayan NairJack Shibly NajjarMelissa Stephanie Nunez MunozGian Luca OlivieriRicardo Josue OrtizJennifer Chloe PallicerEduardo Jose PantinAlexa QuirchLisa RennisonErika Michelle RomeroJohn Robert RotruckDarby Kaye StilesSteven Michael StraubBrandon Greer SultanikAkshay ThakoreKarl Hendrik ThomsonTahera J. TilsonJoaquin Torrents PatinoRickey Vela
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Jose Luis AguadoPeter John Archer Maria-Jose AyalaLuciano Valente BatistaDiego BricenoStephen Carl Butts Gustavo CollRicardo ContrerasLuis De Leon Chabeli Natali De Sousa Velosa Andrew Christopher Desiderio Giancarlo Di ZioJacob Ulysses Dumansky Guillermo Enrique Flores EscuderoWalter Gustavo FriedrichsJose Maria Jesus Fuentes Jr. Carlos Gomez-CastilloLucas Grassano Jordan Jay Johnson Andreina KissaneRyan Alexander Baker Kissane Frank Eduardo Lugo Kattie Maldonado Kimberly Dorais Migoya
Victor Montes de OcaJose Santos Morales Dayana Sujail Morillo Hardik C. Patel Francisco Ragonese Alexander ReyScott D. Ricks Anahi RiveraCesar Augusto Roa-GomezLazaro Robaina Charlotte RodriguezDavid Alejandro RodriguezNathalie Lolita Rodriguez Troitino Joel RomeroOmar SanchezGian Carlo SarriaHarrison SmithAndrew Todd Sommerlatte Roberto Alonso StrociakDavid Rogers StuartKendra Lauren Thomas Michael Jacob James ThomasVelia Vieyra de Baldwin Angie Carolina VillanuevaSara Isabel Wallace
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Cortez Lequon Allen LaFaye Baker Marquice Jermal Cole Darqueze Terrell Dennard Brittany Christine Fetkin Chafie Ali Fields Bryan Patrick Harris Brittany Hills Douglas Marc Honegger Jeanine Nicole Juliano Thomas Anthony Keiser Claude Maurice McBride Jr.Amrit Narasimhan Eric Olsen Tamara Lynn PettigrewShawnette Yolanda Sapp Pierre Montral Woods
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Ali Farouk Abdelwahed Sean Daniel Airey Anabel Judit Alonso Rodriguez Gloria Arevalo James Francis Arthur Miguel Marteino Bardowell William Richard Berman Nina Caravalho Borges Elizabeth Brito Enrique Calderas Belisario Christopher Darnell Carter Luz Janet Castro Jude Chan Vijaya L. CherukuriSylvia Yvette Cohen Igor Cruz Jennifer Lee Cruz
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Carolyn M. Drazinic Enrique Duran Enrique C. Fernandez Felipe Fernandez Paola Nicole Ferreira Santiago De Jesus Figuereo Diego J. Garcia Samuel Jeffrey Gerson Thor Christopher Gould Maria Del Pilar Hernandez Omar Jose Gregorio Herrera Soriano Brian Hunis Willie Joseph Natalya Kashirina Sean Edward Kelly Amy Knower Kassandra Lage Santiago Lopez Jesus Erwin P. Loquias Susan Martinez Sunil Gopalkrishnan Menon Anne Marie Miles Lawrence Morroni Stephany Musino Michael Nagar Sarah Mitsuko Nagata Lindsay Michelle Noel Sean Joseph O’Malley Nishil Naren Patel Daniel Perez Daniel Warren Phillips Andres Migdoel Rosa John G. Ryan Lindsay Taylor Salomon William Edgar Serrahn Maria Villanueva Sessions Keith Edward Smith Adriana Vale Ruben Ernesto Valverde Juan Ricardo Youssef
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Degree candidate May 10, 2018
Iulia Tath
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Peter Alexander ColeTeodora Elena Maftei
MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Wei Yu ChenMelissa Jean DavisErnesto Daniel DelgadoPeidong FanGabriela Paola Garcia
Alexander Albertovich GusevXihang HanTalia Shira IsraelianChao JiEvgeny KosarevChaewoong LeeYi LinJose David Lopez VargasHui MaXuerong MiaoSuzy Blondelle Ngouchinghe MatchemeSofia Navas NunezChengyuan PengZichen QinGian Piero RagonesiSheridan Anastasia SmithYunyu TongChong WangYing WangBingqian YuBinhao YueWangjun Zou
Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Toufic Nammour
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Bernardo A. Araya Daphne Baptichon Zwilan Bell Gloria Crespo John Czelusniak Justin Falcon Samantha Nohea Hagen William Marion Huneycutt IIIJill Erin Liddell Danielle Estee Motola Randy J. Parks Jessica E. Pendergraft Luheny Sanjenis Viviana Sola William F. Sutton
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Eliana S. CordovaJennifer CortesJean Felix LaCroixFanny Y. RoizChristopher John Wernle
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Imran Ahmed Reid Erik Benson Raven Renee Brown Orlando Javier Calvay Renee Edwards
Justin Joseph Howell Richard Brian Ingersoll Brett William Kelly Scott Mollman Jaraad Rogers Hubert Earl Rush Jr.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Yousef Alsayed OmarCorinne AngJacob AustinAlfredo BisognoNicholas ChristieAlberto Luis Crespo-SalgadoXiaoyan CuiJunjie DaiJimmy Derand RorieMaria Raquel Di Natale CasteloNuoya FangYaqing GuoYing HeAnying HongCheng HuangChaojie JiDanielle W. JohnsSin Sing LeeYe LiuMichael J. LopezGregory Paul MillerBryant Robert MolloyShiyue PanBrandon John PazNicolas Valentin Francois PelletierYiming QiYasunori SatoRobert D. SeipYiyun TangHaige WangYicheng WangJiachen XieKaimeng XuMengying YangManling YaoZhiting YeAiwen ZhangXiaoqi ZhangYining ZhouZiyan Zhu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Nicholas AlvarezAsaria AmadorBohang AnPamela ArayaJonathan Martin Cristian AsratianErin Chivon Ballard
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Renata Barcellos De Azevedo Mello Abdalla BehbehaniAlberto BoultonGregory Kaverick BussNicolette ChecoWenbo ChenXi ChenXiao ChenCarlos Alberto CortesRoland Joseph Cuculiza ReyesBenjamin DavisGeorgios DemenegasRebecca ElliottAna EscobarHeather FariasMatthew Keiran FernandezSpencer Lawrence GoodmanClemens Johannes GrauteShelby Marie GrosvenorEbony GuzmanSofya HabinskyMaria Asuncion HerreraYang HuJianping HuangRyan Adam JoveJohn Anthony LedesmaHaoming LiJingrui LiMingrui LiJiali LiangRachel Liniger Xiao LiuSiyu LuoRyan MachosNicole NamourShankar PadmanabanJay PatelVikesh N. PatelByron PendergraftBing QianTian QiuEcho Renee ReardonNicole Ashley SagerVince Corbin SchaperJessica SeymourIsabella Judith Silva CastejonZhihao SongAtiah Thoneisha Lou Ann StephensHuan WangYifei WangZijun WangSteven Lee WinalisChenglin XieYuting XieDong XuChuyun YangFan YiJiaxin ZhaiRongming ZhaiTian ZhangWei ZhaoZichun ZhengDanni ZhouHuan ZhouJingyan ZhouTao ZhouYingda Zhu
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Patrizia AmorinAlexandria BoseJesse Tyler James GomezScott HoagChristopher LopezCynthia Ann MaldonadoAlfred PagesTyler PetschChristian RodriguezJesus TapiaVanessa ValleKeith Von StaufferDavid Antonio YepezVictoria Ziesk
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Meera Dawood Mohammed Al FutaisiTracy FloresRetina R. MooreAndres Alejandro Ruiz De Somocurcio
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Brandon Willam BibbsAlexis CanavesMarisol CapellanAndres Eduardo DiazLauren FranquizSeng Min KimMarco MagistriDianelys Medina BaezBrandon T. MitchellVeronica Michelle OrtizEmily Delavern Parham Stephanie Johanna PazStephanie Grace PilotoRene Lazaro PintadoJeanette B. RemyHellen RivasLily RodriguezDevin C. RoganAna J. SilveraJohn SongJaimee Marissa SpectorElinor TaiebElizabeth VisoShemka Marvery WilliamJialei ZhengLiuting Zhu
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Hassan Al-AliMarli Ann LutzAlexander Urbizagastegui
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TAXATION
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Atnafu AlemsegedEmily Helen AuldChristian BradenJessica L. ColtonMichael Isaac DembrowDaniel Owen JoseSamantha Nicole JoseBernardino LettieriMichael NeilsonStephanie NihaminAna Lucia PedrazaRobert PennellaJavier Andres SandovalMaria Gabriela Torres RamirezKevin Armando TrujilloAlessandra WeinerNicholas WethyBetty WineYueyi WuChiyu XuYanchen Zhu
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Nicolas Ignacio CastilloDaniel ClaymanHallie Rae CohenTrey S. DahiyaNicole Elizabeth EgorovKarina Paola LoboRyan LodishDavid Alexander LopezLuis Adolfo MejiaJames Russell NewlinCamila RibakDavid Christopher SimonettiJulie R. StruzzieriAdam C. Watts
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Kamal Fadi Abdulnour Jessica Aberman Brant Alexander Abraham Victoria Rose Adinolfi (C) Ignacio Gilbert Aiza Landon Cole Akiyama Rakan Ali Mohsen Al Mansoori Hania Hamad S H Al Thekair Nahyan Abdulla Ali Musleh Alahbabi Loren Jon-Elliot Albritton Nicole Alechman Felicitas Amon *Brenner M. Anderson Emily Andrade (C) Carolina Arango Elisa Araujo
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Katherine Spencer Archer (M) Takuto Asaga Gabrielle Ninnett Ayzen Henry Thomas Bailey Emily Morgan Bajalia (M) Nithin Bala Federico Barinci Brian Daniel Barker Irasema Barrutia Amanda Paige Barry Christopher B. Beccaria John-Patrick Becerril (C) *Michael Joel Becerril Sr. Stanislav Pavlov Bejanski Jacobo Benasayag Emre Bengu John Joseph Bergmann Ralph James Beriro Alec Jones Bertero Sandi Besen Michael Ara Bezjian Ran Bi Zoe Serenna Bordenave (S) Ilan Bouhadana Kyle Bourke (M) Tyler Scott Bowman (M) Harrison Gordon Boyle (S) Lauren F. Brack Marilara Brewer John William Brittingham III Jacquelyn Claire Bruckmann Sean Bradley Buchanan Christian Frontino Buzzi Alexis Rafael Cabrera Robert Lawrence Cafero Jorge Antonio Calix Jr. Leah Jane Callahan Henry Alfred John Capants Sophia J. Caprio (M) Nicholas Louis Carbonetto Raymond William Carlucci (C) Hunter Carpenter (M) John Joseph Carroll *Michael Thomas Caryl (C) Manuela Castano Cruz Julia Marie Castellano Daniella Castro Caballero Nicholas Catchur Serena Szewai Chan (M) Eden Rebecca Charny (M) Sabrina Cheikhali (C) PJ Antonio Chemont Tyler Cianciulli Brandon Murat Cigri Victoria Cividini Kevin Robert Coltrain (C) Daniel Corbett Jessica Marie Courtney Mackenzie Marie Cox Bailey Crespi Greta Crockett Jacob Seth Dannin (C) Julio Del Peon Diaz Hailey Alexa Delaney (M) Jessica Diaz Kenny Diaz Lauren Diaz
Christian Gian Diclemente Moritz Christian Doerig Kristin Dontcheva Doneva Anthony Michael Dubberly Kyrena Michelle Adell Dudley Kendall Nikki Eisenberg David Eljarrat Cohen Daniel Brett Epstein Sarah Espiedra (C) Antonio Erik Espinoza Alexandra Marie Esposito (M) Lilian Pamela Estupinan (S) Keion Farmer Elise Farnum (M) Orlando J. Feliciano Ricardo Fernandes Elorza (M) Christopher Antonio Fernandez Felix Fernandez Alfredo Eduardo Fernandez Pantin Dylan Jay Fiedler Ryan Joseph Fines Bridget Hunt Fitzpatrick Nelly Catherine Flores-Paz (C) Maxwell Stephen Foy Christina Rose FrancisBrandon Lamm Friedman Chloe Friedman Mitchell Fuccile *Nathan Raphael Jacques Fuentes Takeshi Fukui Alec Gagne Paula Melisa Gaibor Jacob Michael Gaito Alexander Matthias Gallin (C) Kevin Lyons Gerraughty (S) John H. Ghannam (M) Maxine Alexandra Gimbel (S) Maria Del Pilar Gimenez Britez Andrew Hentschel Glennon Benjamin S. Glicklich (C) Graham Bronson Goddard Jonathan Richard Goldman Michelle Leeann Goldstein Briana Kaitlyn Gomes Enrique Gonzalez Luis Manuel Gonzalez Michelle Gonzalez Benjamin Goodwin Brandon Max Gordon Andrea Maria Gorrin Otero Rebecca Elizabeth Graffam Christopher Vincent Granito Peri Ella Green Rachel Hope Grunert (M) Yajie Gu David Alexander Guevara Kristina Gugunava Christina Marie Gutierrez Gabrielle Imena Hand *Brandon R. Hanna Erik Brock Hanson Joanna Clara Hasenauer (S) Jiajie He Leland John Hebert Lauren Hennelly (M) Craig A. Henning Eleanor Kennedy Hermanson
Sylvia Regina Hernandez Justin Harris Hertzberg James Cook Hillyer Sharod Ra’Shaun Hinton Benjamin E. Hoffman Christopher Martin Hoffner Alexandra Rose Honigstock (M) Anna Rebecca Hosack Courtney Hudson Jessica E. Hurley Steven Matthew Hutnik Hector Ibarzabal Rodriguez Dominic Vincent Intrieri Christian B. IrastorzaGabriel Isnard Peixoto (C) Sterling Jackson Matthew Louis Jaffee Samuel Jankun Thomas Benjamin Jennings Rani Jacques Jiha Veronica Mary Johnson Jack Kahn Connor James Kalantari William Harrison Kane Jillian Mary Kaplove (C) Alex Benjamin Katz Jonah Maxwell Kaye Brian Anthony Keenan Thomas Francis Kelly Zachary Elias Keselman Ryan A. Kesselring (M) *Jeffery Lucas Kobza (C) Adam Joshua Kohn (M) *Vanessa Koliver Jonathan Isaac Harold Kornberg Kyle Austin KosofskyGarrett Ryan Kramer Kellie Elizabeth Krawczyk (C) Katherine Marie Krueger Alison Jenna Kupin Jennifer Allison Landis Alexandra Pari Larizadeh Zoe Meakalia LeamanTongkyu Lee Woosuk Lee Kristen Lemes (M) Bryon William Lessner Henry Levine Jake Levison Carley Levitz Justin Levy Xinghao Li Yixing Li James Litchhult Qinyi Liu Demitrios Christoper Livanos Annalisa Lombardo Joachim Gregorio Lopez (M) *Maria Isabel Lopez-Lay Franchesca Lozano Jiahui Lu Holtz Mullen Ludlam Carlos Luna Samuel Jacob Mack (C) Morgan Nicole MahinShyamali Mahure (M) *Elizabeth Yasmin Majeed
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Yessica A. Maltes (S) Christian Khalil Mansour Brandon C. Mantilla (C) Daniela Christine Marchiori Richard Andrew Maroney Jr. Jessica Marques Vieira Arianna Rina Martinelli Modano Alejandro J. Martinez (C) Daria Arden Martorana Alexander Marzullo Alec Mason Katerina Maury Kelly Lynn McBride (M) Richard W. McCants (M) Margaret McFarland Danielle McIntosh (M) Ellen Tiree McPhadden Alexander Jordan McPhee David Mejia Xiangjie Meng Mary Ivelin Mercado Rachel Mesa Lily Elena Messmore (M) Ethan Meyer Yarden Michael Thomas James Michel (C) Cristina Isabel Miguel Chase Christoph Miller Erika M. Miller Jake Miller Morgan Mills Kyle Douglas Miner Hamad S A A A Mohammed Michael Christian Mollerus (S) Michael Joseph Montanelli Eitelberg Montarroyos Luca Monteiro De Carvalho Haegler Melissa Marie Montero Dustin Myers Erika Rose Nannery Jack Louis Naron Adrian Zachary Nuñez Gavin Francis O’Brien William James O’Brien Eric Richard O’Hara Brandon Hunter Okun (C) Carlos Andres Olazabal (S) Joseph Perry Orff (M) Dario Orlando Quinn Carter Owen (M) Gina Panarese (C) Andres Eduardo Papa Machado Kuen Hee Park Rajan Patel Dorcas Patterson Javier Antonio Perez Chloe Amanda Perlen (C) Patrick Dayne Petrillo Benjamin Michael Pfeffer (C) Michael Pizziol Bailey Cameron Poritzky Karla Paola Portela Daniel Moses Post-JacobsRuiyao Qi (C) Jordyn Quinn Kalina Elizabeth Quinn Brianna Quinteiro
Tyler Robert Ragone Andres Phillip Reid Jacob Micheal Renzi Sr. Taylor Kristine Richard Jonathan Daniel Roberts Michael Andre Robinson Ronald E. Rocca (M)Alfredo Luis Rodolfo Hahn Ryan Anthony Rodriguez-Mena Camila Roizental (C) Sophie L. Rosenblatt Grayson Slater Rothchild Alyssa Rose Rothfeld Catalina Rubio (C) Joanna Rymarowicz (C) Ilkham Rzaev Sara Sahrai Rodrigo Eduardo Sainz De Vicuna Victoria Sophia Saldan Jose Marcos Salvatierra Chavez Truman Samberg Elisa Maria Sanchez (M) Josceline Sanchez (C) Camilo Sansores Chavez (C) Gabriella Rose Scaramucci Mona Schau Jordan Robert Scheffler Claudia Nicole Schoeb Benjamin Ross Schuman (C) Kayla Francine Segal Berke Serim Michelle L. Shaw Mark Shevchuk Evan Alexander Shirreffs (M) Zachary Hamilton SmithWilliam Snow Stephanie Ashley Sommers Daniel Somuano Medina Sait Soylemez (C) Jacob Andrew Spandorfer Melanie Ann Spencer (M) Vincent Spoleti (C) Sarah Jane Spulak Erika Lynn Starke Victor Starr Theodore David Stavetski Julian Michael Stephens Nicholas Gary Stern Jackson Stewart Kyle Stewart (M) Tyler Marc Storch Christopher Michael Stowell (S)Bedia Burcin Sudi Karatas (C) Zhiwei Sun Tyler Muldoon Sutherland Cameron Ray Szary Dalia Szkolnik (C) Tal Tahori Matthew Taksen Haolan TanJoseph TanefoEli L. Tanenbaum Samuel David Tcherassi Janna Jr. Evan B. Teich Tiago Teixeira Haley Marie Templeton Cassandra Arline Theriault
Bridget Megan Tighe (C) Andrey To Batu ToktamisMatthew Trabold Elizabeth Tran (M) Jack Tranchina Alicia Traub (C) Steven A. Tribuno (M) *Darby F. Tupper (C) Brianna Antonella Valdivia Luca Depaula Victoria Maria Celeste Villasmil (M) Aleeza-Maria Alene Vitale (C) Anran Wang Shuang Wang Siyu Wang Xiaoying WangYuchen Wang James Christopher Williams Andrew Jay Winig Benjamin Dylan Wright Spencer Thompson Wright Yili Wu Xiaoshu Xu Tingting Yang Yi Yang (M)Kristiana Lee Yao (S) *Emilio Jose Yidios Faciolince Samuel Robert Yoshino Skyler Lou Isaac Zaken Juan Marcelo Zegarra Claure Yessenia G. Zevallos Jinming Zhang Yalin Zhang (C) Yuan Zhang Zhiyang Zhang Catherine Zhao Lingjun Zhou
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Saif Abdulla Alkuwaiti Abdulla K H A M H Alshaya Christopher James Daniels Clarisa Elena Ferre Vazquez Figueroa Marcelo Garza Leal Jr. Stephen Evan Kirton Piotr Mikolaj Lomacki Anais Vincentia Mitra Garrett Nigel Roberts Elaine Roberts-Kercheff Tyler Christopher Schoffelen Yifan Song Yohanes William Soputro Esther Sultan Osechas (M) Elisa Umana Yanan Wu
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Patrick C. Adams Ahmed Bashar Ahmadi Matheus B. Ale Kevin Amirsaleh Greer E. Banks (M)
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Samerawit Daniel Bantyirgu Braxton Lee Berrios (S) Brandon Bevacqua Marion Jessica Bonnet (M) Madison Bowden Alexander Richardson Brault Jacob Douglas Brown (C)William Joseph Brown Molly R. Buckley Maria Corina Cabezas Mujica Cristina Isabella Carbo Ranzini Devin M. Chabot Ximei Chai Diego Chavez Weiyao Chen Zihong Chen Carla Cruz Anna De Ferran Cesar Del Rey Katia Alessandra Dongo Vadim Alexander Duarte Sarah Christine Duque Teagan Emkjer Adriana Espinoza Doria Medina Xingchen Fan Christian J. Fernandez-Andes (M) *Alani Lucy Fraga (M) Jessica Adrienne Greenfield Amanda R. Groll Andrew J. Guggenheim (C) Jonah Haddock Nicole Halfon Botbol Tian Hao Thomas Henderson Andrew Herther Denzel Mark-Anthony Hopkins Yizhe Huang Li Jing Asil Kalkavan Kayla F. Kohl Gustavo Lawisch Schantz Jamie Lazzaro Christina Elise Leander Gabriel Saul Levy Maloul Maria Fernanda Lopez Marcano Nathalie Mairena Gabriela E. Mannella Malik Jamaal Mayweather Jonathon St Clair McPhillip Nicole Millman (C) Thomas Muench Mariana Munoz Serna Marisa Leigh Neamonitis Daniel O’Leary Michael C. O’Malley Ilaria Pan (M) Amanda Michelle Pizarro Lindsay Ripperger Abdulla Shanan Hui Shi (C) Yaqian Shi Brian Shirzad Megan Sierra Jason B. Sobelman (M) Chase Ian Steinberg Elan Stiberman Alessandra Sasha Roebling Szul
Bibhusha Tamrakar Jing Tang Jose Afonso Tavares Martins Dias John Patrick Taylor Blake Aaron Tekotte Shristi Tuladhar Yehonatan Vangruber Sichu Wang Zuozhenghao Wang Jared L. Weiss Nicholas Kreis Williams Jerry Xu Matthew P. Zawislinski Matthew Christopher Zelhof Mengzhu Zhang Ke Zhou Tong Zhu
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Aviel Albert Abuhav Fredrick William Ahlemeier V (M) Darius Justin AjabshirLeanne Marie Alshefski (C) Najla O Z A Alzahem Ashley Marie Armstrong David James Barr (M) Jack-David Bechthold (M) Christian Ramon Benson Steven Donald Buibish Maria Nicole Buonopane Jordan Axelle Butler Brendan Joshua Cardey Crystal Castagnazzi (C) Katerina Sabine CicaleseOlivia Taylor Cohen Rachel Degreeff Jenna Juliette Desgroseilliers (C) Cody Edelenbos (S) Madison Marie Facciola (M) Jordan Mae Farber (C) Benjamin Donald Feller (M) Tais Mayara Ferreira Coelho (M) Isaac Fishman (S) Michael David Fredette (C) *Tristan Montano Friedman David Christopher Gantt II Song Gao (C) Michael John Gargula Alexandra Garvin (M) Christopher Price Gorham Shadi Gowhari (C) *Anuj Goyal (M) *Ruby Grace Nian Guan Nianyi Guo Christian Alexander Haire Blake Jennings Hawthorne Mohammed Nabeel A Hifzi Haoting Huang Jiajun Huang (S) Christian Jacobson Jeszke Jade Kalbacher
John Ryan Kerge (M) Peter Quincy Kimes Briana Lee Klein Patrick Koch Chris Kurien Robert Campbell Lam Jr. Anqi Li Chenmeng Li (M)Connor Michael Linden Mosai Liu Jade Lubie Sara Mahini (M) Destiny Jordan Rowe Mantz (C) Eleanor Francis Martin (S) Frank William McNamara (M) *Rachel Alexandra Medeiros Curtis Timothy Mitchell III Colin Murphy (C) Ross Nicholas Newman Frank Christopher Nicholas Jr. (C) Bryan Patrick O’Neill (M) Alvaro Parra Ayala Esther Maria Ponce De Leon (S) *Thomas Victor Rappa (M) Daniel Reyna Florencia Rutenberg (M) Hunter Alexander Sable Gabriel San Roman Brooke Emily Schneider (M) Zubin H. Sethi Jingyuan Shui Xiaofu Song (C) Elizabeth Lianne Sutherland Longrui Tang Nadia Vaca Diez Cuellar Gustav Van Rooyen Andrew Justin Weinstock (C) Charles Lee Werder II (M) *Shawn Danielle Wheeler Jillian Rochelle Widensky Adina Williamson (C) Feifan Xie Jiaran Yu Yijin Zhao (S)
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Ahmed K. Aldhaheri Kelly Morgan AlliegroRyan Michael Nieves
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Guadalupe Eugenia Alvarez Raheem Beauvais Nicole Katherina Bellizzi Oxford (M) Dylan Robert Chess John Nicholas Cuneo Nicolette Diane Devincenzo (M) Gabriella Joseph Fawaz (C) Sydney May Freedberg (M) Christopher Marc Frey Siuyen Garcia Philippe Mircea Garoflid Oprescu Neal Thomas Guaglianone (C)
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Rachel Herz Richard Allen Holmes (S)Weiming Hu Kush Kakkad Adam David Lagner Xinye Lai (M) Mimi Luo Lingjia Ren (M) Shannon Erin Roberts Jessica Diana Schaden Kevin Tyler Takemoto Michael Fernando Valancius (S) Mark Willard Oliver Ingle Zaiser
School of CommunicationEstablished 1985 Presented by Gregory J. Shepherd, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Marwan M. AleneziXiaoteng BaiLauren Maci EpsteinJulia C. HienzHongzhu JinZhilin JinHanlin LiSimin LiMorgan Rose ManningT.J. MartinezKalema Elizabeth MeggsJohn PetitEmmanuelle Juny Petit-FrereMichael Anthony PiacentinoFang RenQian SunErica Lee Vazquez-BacardiLuyao YangChu Zhang
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Juan Guillermo ArangoLisa Anne BonillaMaria Cecilia BritosJanee D. BrownGuanyi HeAmanda Elizabeth NovakXuejing Zhang
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Dianella Ariana CantuSean T. FoertschJeremy Paul JuhaszYiyang LiuChristopher Lee OrtizRonald Harry PrioleauYing RuanRizelle Angelica Zabate
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Aaron Alejandro AgrasanchezRussell Malcolm DarrowLennse Yanilex GarciaTaylor Brianna GunnChelsea Waioleka Kau Ngo HainaTodd Andrew Heino
Alex Saul KoenigRori Danielle KotchLaura Jael KurtzbergXiaonan MaScott Alexander NaarJoshua Ross NiebloomChukwuyem Bienose ObazeLorenzo Marius Ponce de LeonLong Long Qian QianKristian Antonio RodriguezGabriela Bernice WilliamsPaola Cetares Zaidi
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Arkadiy AvrorovMohammad Abdulla R JastaniahCassandra Ann Keith
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Claudia Alexandra AguirreGerald Michael ClarkJennifer M. HernandezRodolfo Hugo RiveraYaonan SongMarlena Glanise Wood
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Charlotte Patricia Ableman Hannah Lynne Africk Ateeq Afzal Alexa Ayzia Aguilar Shir Aharon Hanya J A J Al Khamis Amanda Frances Alvarez Madison Love Alvarez Emely Amaya Agnes Eneawan Archibong Chloe Alexis Areu Maria A. Arocha Jacob David Arrandt (M) Maricarla Bagos (S) Celeste Maria Balboni (S) Chantel Alexis Batista Grace Amelia Bernard (C) Salome Berrebi Nicole Gabrielle Besen Hannah Bourgeois Emily Carnathan Broeckaert Mackenzie Olivia Buckley (M) Theresa Emiko Burton Alexandra Cabrera Nicholas Albert Cambo Sophia Cristina Caride Vanessa Castro Melia Cavedoni Eric Cecil (C) Matthew Earl Charlebois Camila Chediak (C)
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Lehan Chen Liat M Cohen (M) Catherine Hali`Amemaheaikekai Bowen
Coleman (S) Maria Antonieta Cova Isabella Cueto (C) Erykah Joy’Ne DavenportColin William Davis Bryant Steven De La Campa Alexis Marie De La Rosa (M) Jessica Ann Diaz Carlen Dickerson (M) Kalvin George Dobbs (M) Nicole Yael Dombey (C) Marie Suzanne Anita Duchene Alexandra C. Dugarte Romero (S) Taryn Catherine Dwyer (M) Maria Escobar Uribe (C) Caitlin Esty Solana Faerman (M) Skye Falk (S) Carolina Faria Lengyel Samantha Mercedes Ferrand Mary Eliza Fitzgerald Maria Elisa Franco Emily Nicole Galvez Ryan Gabriel Garcia Elizabeth Rae Gelbaugh (S) Gabriella Leonora Giachin (C) Chase Glick Adam Justin Goffstein (M) Sydney M. Gold (M) Adriana Gonzalez Braniff (M) Grace Charlotte Kay Gordon (S) Kayla Marie Griffin (C) Daniela M. Guerra (M) Mina Gurturk Kayla Morgan-Marie Haley (S) Kamila Ingrid Hampl Aguel (C) Yi Han Trent Harris Georgia Harvey Armando Luis Hassun III Amanda Crystal Herrera Caroline Janet Hilliard Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hopkins (S) Apryl Jade House (M) Katherine Rose Hovan (M) Madison Paige Howell Zihan Huang Carly Mahurin Huffman Annalise Rose Iraola Garrett Thomas Ivanicki Eboni Alexandria Jackson Isabel Victoria Jimenez Wisler Alexander William Kamphorst Taylor Suzanne Karp Xanthi Olivia Katsigiannis Sophia Kieffer Emily Kirstein Kristina Marie Knott Julianna Kolakowski (C) Jasmine Lacerda Meira-Lapadula Joseph Murphy Landing Jr. (C) Natalie Landman (C) Mercy Cherotich Langat Heidi Grace Lemon
Amanda Suzanne L’Hussier Alexandra Loren Linder Sydney Ariel Lorch Allison Rachel Lustbader (M) Alejandra Madrid (C) Melina Marie Maldonado Daniel John Manzi Alexandra Quinn Maounis Sydney Kristen Mastrandrea Brianna Matthiesen Jacob Michael Mayhew (M) Alexis McDonald Taylor Rogers McLean Morgan Rose Meehan Krizia Isbel Mendez (C) Alexandra Nicole Menyhart Max Miller (M) Lena Mobin (C) Alexandra Rose Montgomery Rebekah Christine Montoto Ana Teresa Moreno Kemble Lewis Mountcastle Montanna Haley Mungal Soraya Aimee Nijman Gregory Tremel O’Bannon Rose O’Connor Ana Blanca Ortiz Estefanell Julia Renee Paccone (C) Riley Katherine Verge Peak (M) Lauren Peaslee Neydja Petithomme Catalina Evelia Pontillo Nicholas Punales Alize Desiree Ramirez-Canas Nicole Randolph (M) Grace Louise Rapp Estefania J. Re (M)Coleman Michael Reardon (C) Erin Kathleen Regan Emerald Anne Rempel Christina Alicia Riccardi Madison Therese Richard (M) Olivia Kristina Rodriguez (C) Thomas Rodriguez Erika Irene Rogers (C) Danielle Romero Micaela Grace Rooney Julie Rosenthal Brooke Rost Jacob Maxwell Rubin (C) Hannah Rubino (M) Rachel Bess Russel (S) Lucas Dominic Ryan Kelly Saberi Anna Marie Samuel (M) Danielle M. Savage Rund Shami (C) Robyn Elizabeth Baker Shapiro (C)Jihad Bellal Shatara Sidney Sherman (C) Ryan William Siegel Eden Sivan Nicole Marina Slap (C) Meredith Grace Sloan (M) Jack William Spahn (M) Ariella St. Rose (C) Kelsey Stern
Ardenn Chase Stolz (C) Lauren M. Stolz Katherine Nicole Surman Isabel Rachel Sutnick Eva Tahernia (S) Amy Elizabeth Taintor Ava Taylor Maxwell Pred Thoma Lauren Caroline Tierney (C) Isabella Alejandra Trias (S) Sara Valbuena Azuero Diya Vasudevan Matthew Walter Matthew Taylor Weinman Elizabeth Wilcox (C) Nikki Ayumi Wong Kehan Yang Yi Yang (M) Michael Andrew Yunis Alicia Zhang (C) Lingyue Zheng Rongye Zhu Michael Octavio Zubizarreta
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Makena Alexander Bateman Victoria Lynn Cameron Amanda Chamberlain Clay Michael Cowart Joshua Dempsey Christian Felipe Liam Peter Gannon Hui Huang (C) Andrea Belle Huete Kamila Matilda Knaudt (M) Mollie Jane Lewander Sharon R. Meguira Jason Alexander Robaina Alonso Rodriguez Sarah Nicole Sharfi (M) Cory Silverstein Jiaqi Wang
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Alhassan R. Abusuwwa Jean-Paul Aguirre (M) Chantal Michelle Alba Alexandra R. Amiel Michael Brooks Badgley Celeste Diane Broderick Melanie Brooks Claudia Brown Clarissa Isabella Buch (M) Autumn Semone Burpo Laura Isabel Camacho Bradley Canfield Rongxi Chen Keying Cheng Shrivats Dalmia Sarah Dharamsi (C) Samantha Dominick (M) Danielle Elfassy Katherine Fernandes Zambrano
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Isabella Figueiredo Mesquita Elizabeth Monique Figueroa Natalia Gonzalez Martha Raphaela Gonzalez Iturri Joshua Harris Daniella L. Haym (M) Alexis Herrera Natalie Jamal Alexa Koch Dylan J. Lynch Marisa Ann Mandrell Alejandra Mazaheri Sanchez Stephanie Michals Ebony Leea Morrison Montana S. Pflaster Mia Win Pollack Cody James Ratcliff Gabriela Santos Wen Si Nathalia Silva (C) Elias H. Smith Jolie Ida Starr (M) Olga Strantzali Ashlinn Swasey Nyah Chanel Tennell (M) Elizabeth Veronica Vidal Ziwen Wang Victor John Willson (M) Jacob Ziaja
School of Education and Human DevelopmentEstablished 1929 Presented by Walter G. Secada, Ph.D., Acting Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Fatimah Kimberly AbdullahiCatherine P. ArmitageTaylor Symone AshleySuat BabayigitZachary Adam BermanTaylor Glen BoucherJames BuskirkLorenzo Keith ConleyAmanda CostaAustin Edward DanielsYajaira Adela De La EspadaStephania Paula Desir Melissa Ashley DietrickXin Ding Keith David GinsbergAnna Carolina GrinfederAlyssa Marie GutierrezDaniel Edward HalleDerrick Martin HardyDiana Victoria Hernandez AvalosJennifer G. HuffmanSamantha Maryann JacksonTalia Simone JoffeMansaab KhanOksana KrutiyenkoNicole LavinaAnas MahmoudJessica R. MantellSamantha E. MartinJoshua Vance McKinneyCollette Alicia MightyDylan Michael MinickBrandon Charles MorrisonMichael A. PachecoVincenzo Leone PadulaDanielle Patricia ParkerEduardo RamosBreanna RawlinsonAlexis Raquel RichardsAna Gabriela RobletoAndrea Cristina Ruiz-SorrentiniElliot SafdieLindsay Dare ShoopElizabeth Jannell StavrosJessica Lynn SubletteKosta Edmund TelegadasMori S. TurnerAdrian Valdes PeinoKarla Yvonne Vallecillo Mai Moua VangAnthony Joseph Vanpelt
Carolina VelasquezSteven Matthew WalshJeremy Ryan WorkmanAnting Yang
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Despina AdesAra Raffi AltounianRebecca Jean AndersonMichael BeamerKeith Gregory BenzMarlon Rafael BermudezBridget BolandKevin Gregory BoydScott Alan BrownDeirdre Meghan BuchtaRenee Julia BurkeMatthew Rowen CaplanAlexus Danielle CoatsErnest Michael CollinsBryce Andrew Danna-MarulloXinda DuLauren Page ElbertyBecky EsquenaziMargo Fernandez-BurgosCaitlyn Alyse FiltzJennifer Ann GarciaBelen E. Garcia-RivasRomy GinsbergDevon GrussmarkMaria Susanne HaaseSeleta D. HarrisonTimothy James William HartJavonte HendersonSara Mae HnilicaKeelin D. HollowoodAndrew HoniotesTavajah Brandon HunterAshley JacobsCrystal Hope JacquesAlexei KasanzewKristina Anna KramarczukCamille Levin Catelyn Maves Kayla ModahlAmelia Morgenstern Allison NovackHailey Renee ParungaoJoanna Jennifer PayetteGabrielle Moriah Lyn PerryRobert Scott Perry Eboni PersonClementina RiobuenoBelinda Nichole Ryan RobertsonAngelicia RobinsonDean SedaJean-Claude SikuTaylor Snook Sima Elysi SuonAndres TamayoCarolina Caridad TaulerAnthony Niel ThomasLatoya ThompsonElijah M. Yarborough
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Chaisson Stewart Allen Anthony Lamar Banton Indira Vicky Boodram Kyle John Brannigan Linsey Brewster Delano Brown Gregory Steven Carman Liam Connor Corley Mackenzie Lynne Dale Marcelo Claudino De Oliveira Amy Dean Hannah Elisabeth Dougherty Michael Joseph Eichelberger Blake William Farmer Annelise Feliu Chris Garbarino Renzo Daniel Giraldo John Demetric Griffin Margaret Ann Gutierrez Thomas Haney Tyrone Demetrius Henderson Gabriella Herrera Justin Andrew Herrera Ryan Ho HB Horn III Joseph Ibarra Eurica B. Ketant Adam Sadler Lachance Eric Leon Joselyn Emily Lopez Miyenis Lu Christopher Joseph Maher John Bryan McGough Emmanuel Messy Thomas William Miller IIIDelilah Montoya Nadia Almeddy Moreta Shanika D. Mungin Armica Nabaa Molly Sandra Nuell Tamara Pakaz Michelle Pascual Shelley F. Pelcher Yaribeth Peralta De'Nasia Markita Pitchford Deral Pitts Luis Fernando Ramirez Lizette Raphael-Aristilde Tomas Rubio Graham D. Salmun Jesse G. Schulman Marlene P. Tamargo Nancy Maria Tarafa Alex Usategui Rachel Whitted Arsenio J. Williams Nichelle L. Womble
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Bryair Destiny Alston Michael William Griffo Silver Renee Harris Caroline Shaw Lauren Villanueva
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Noureen Ahmed Chad Allen Livia M. Alvarez Erika Aparicio Shaneese Renae Bailey Liris Stephanie Berra Max Aaron Budney Kaitlyn Casanas John Steven Cline (M) Jorge Daniel D’Ugard Adianez Fragoso Samantha Gonzalez Victoria Marie Gonzalez (C) Brandon D. Harris Teren Michael Hart Amanda Frances Hequin Ganapolsky (M) Erik Jager Hess Niara Hill Ryan Lee Keane (S) Stefani Janaé KerrisonWallace Ann Layland Hannah Long (S) Taegan Lynch Elsy Marina Mallarino Mejia Jennifer Lynn Mancino (M) Michele Wolf Marenus (S) Brooke Ashley McDermott Travis John Mooney Olivia Ann Pallo Antonio Palmer Hunter Paulus Celina Maria Pilstl Al-Laiya J. Proff Carter Bradford Reed Sakile Ayanna Simmons Jessy Sivilien Brogan Thomas Cooper Valena Tinsley Brandon Widman Terence WimbleyAndrew Sayford Wray Brian Zalma (M)
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Christianna Minami Dale Christian Dominguez Marques Gayot
Dimitri Adolfo Irausquin Benjamin O. Pomerantz John Edward Smith Ruiao Zhang
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Maya Carmen Alexander Claudia Campano (C) Charlotte Jacobs Joseph Matthew Johnson Kc Lee McDermott Larry Lee Newkirk Jr. Colbey Brooke Plutzer Tomas Sarmiento Susan Mariam Taghioff (C) Joseph Tawil Kevin T. Togami Shih Hao Wang
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Marlou Pangilinan Abril Marie Rose Aquilino Alec Bizieff (M) Justin Ralph Brown Breeana Rose Burns Cesar Castillo Sean Shaukat Chowdhari Frank Davila Sandeep Singh Dhingra Elisa Elliott Jerónimo José Ferriol Alonso Matthew Philip Fink (M) Bryant Scott Gavilan Dalia Sofia Habash Mark Emmanuel Hequin Ganapolsky Tyler Scott Laib Sophia Eugina Lanzendorf Jordan Marc Mandel Nicolle Georgia Mazzei Daniel J. Morhaim Joshua Abel Netto-Rosen Sophia Madeline Pressman Shayaan Uddin Qazi Rohan Rana (C) Alexis Paige Rosen Nicolette Paige Ruta Claire Margaret Sheldon Sijie Shen Sammer Sameer Softa Shawn Singh Sondhi Charles Tyler Szuchan (S) Kareem Tabba Amy Brooke Waldman Michael Andrew Welch Elise Alexandra Wiley Hanson Wong
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Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Steven Lawson
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Emma K. GregoryJoseph Matthew Johnson Jennifer Margolin (C) Charles Xavier Rodriguez William Aziz Srouji Jr.Keri Strand
College of EngineeringEstablished 1947 Presented by Jean-Pierre Bardet, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Nelson Jose Da Gama HenriquezRoseline Jonell Nwakanma
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Rafael SerranoAndrea Maria Serrano Echenagucia
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidate May 10, 2018
Alexander Briel
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Zachary BrencsonsNolan B. ChastainAlaleh DormishianCarlos Enrique LiveraniFiorella A. LopardoDaniel Alfredo MejiaLauren A. RodriguezAndres RuizElizabeth Marie ScheidtSamuel Cody SmithFlavia Zisi Tegou
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Eric Michael FrancaSantiago Guerra
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Ebone-Alexandria RossMichelle Camille Stanley
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Adel M R H AlqaoudFahad F S BarjasAlbert Zabban
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Yernur OrshabekovXinan Wang
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Diego PalaciosYifei Yu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Brandon Merrill ArmstrongAdel Tarek I BukhariTameem Abdullatif A IsmailJustin LabrancheSamuel J. Levinger Andreas Thomas KustasMallory Claire Madfes
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Bader Y A A A AlmullaThamer Mohammed S Altamimi MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Jason B. BlankeMattia Rizzo StrianoLuchen WangWenxuan Wang
Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Leonard Andrew Barrera Allen
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Alexander Charles Geller Shayna Alyse Hume Kyle Edmund Lombard (C) Mohamed Dakir Mossadeq Ryan Logan Samuels (M)Wesley Robert Wynn
Degree candidate August 10, 2018 Ali Obaid Rashid Ali Alyileili
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Paula Alejandra Barrios (C)Rachel A. Lyons Austin J. Toft BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Maryam Aldeaij Anfal Aljumah Dana A A A H Alzankawi Alexander Briel Otavio Luis Camara Da Silva Chase John Caruso (M) Sean Michael Grossman Alec J. Jimenez Tal Ron Sr.Isabella Ruggero Stahl (S)
Degree candidates August 10, 2018 Waleed Saud A AboaldouhRakan D H S A AlaibanAbdulaziz A A S A AlbabtainHaidar H. Haji
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Mohammad A M A R AlajeelLeonardo Salomon Benatar Waissmann BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Ethan Paul Adre (M) Sarah N A F A Alameer Raphael Octavio Barretto Alejandrino Baron Jacob Alloway Sabrina Anand Vanessa Christina Baillie (C)
Sean Michael Bartholomew Oldrin Bataku (M) Mary Claire Beggs Briana Sarene Bigio Zachary Brencsons Roger Justin Charles Jr. Nolan B. Chastain Isabella Caroline Claure (M) Kaitlyn Lee Cornish Brandon P. Costa Daniela Cusco Diaz (C) Nicholas Robert De Angelis Ajay Doniparthi Alaleh Dormishian (C)Fred Alexander Etingen (M) *Jennifer Gamarra (C) Earl Sentina Generato (C)Daniel Gizachew John S. Graham (C) Victoria Marie Graham Paige Hockley (M) Lucas Hoffmann (M) John Patrick Horan (C) Alexander John-Hari Hutson Bryan Ibarra (M) Ellery Jensen Jones (M)Navaneetha K. Kumaran Gabriel Lama (C) Carlos Enrique Liverani Fiorella A. Lopardo (C)Kathleen Lu (C) *Denise Antonella Manfrini (C) Steven Thomas Masciale Amanda Montoya Laura Morales (S) Isabel Heidenry Mulvihill (C) Ziad Nasir Raina Jayesh Patel Alex Thanhlong Pham (S) Simarjeet Puri (S) Joseph William Reda (S) *Jessica Ann Roach (C) Alec Placido Rodriguez Lauren A. Rodriguez Zachary Rojas Jackson Carl Rossborough (C) Andres Ruiz Amanda Isabel Sanabria (C) Christian Manuel Sarceno Kellie Gloria Scanlon (C) Elizabeth Marie Scheidt (M) Mackenzie Alison Scully (M) Emma Lillian Sinkus (C) Samuel Cody Smith (M) Raphael Barak Socher (C) Benjamin Q. Spangler (C) Harold Jeukeng Tapamo Rose Thatcher (M) Victoria Ann Vega Chandran Venkatachalam (C)Sofia Magali Vignolo (M) Shane Howard Wright (M) Laura Elizabeth Wubker (M) Kristina Georgina Zahan
Degree candidate August 10, 2018 Antoinette Beatrice Klu
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Christopher A. AccetturoSterlie Etienne AchilleAdam Joseph EismontPeter G. KohlerZeke Hunter LombardAnthony Akpobeledoh LukohBrandon Sohail Zakeri (C)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Michelle AchermanKenneth BaerJonathan Bruce Cohen ZafraniMadeleine HollowedLeiana Erica MaibergTristan OgdenEbone-Alexandria RossEdmond Joseph Silvera EssesMarc Garrett SzaszMichael Watson (C)
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Sarah A M AbdullahAli A M J H A Al RashidTianmin Hua
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Kunal KapadiaGabriel Prolik Schuchovski (C)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Tristan Quentin BlarelShahked Bleicher (M)Basile Jules Bougenot (C)Gengwei ChenRocio De SantiagoCedrick Olivier EstelhommeHassan FaourSamantha Marie Gangi (C)Thalia Isabel GarciaSinclaire MillsSamuel Frank SieglerKristin Zheng
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Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Helen Frances Edelson (C) *
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Robert Joshua CollierIbrahim DodoBenjamin Genereaux (M)Han JiangThomas James KellyLogan McDonald Riddick (M)Christopher Bernard Novak (C)Samuel Andrew TeklitzMitchell Ryan Traub (C)Carlos Eduardo Zerpa Araujo (M)
Degree conferred December 14, 2017
Diego Palacios (M)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Jennifer Black Sitong Chen Mary Agnes Jacketti Ryan Teng Loon Koay Alec Rodriguez Michelle Camille Stanley (C) Abigail Marie Tinari
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Khaled J A A H Aldakheil Brandon Merrill Armstrong Syed Hammad Ali Azizi Yael Benarroch Pardo (C) Raquel Benatar Isaac Bentata Sol Ani Botbol Wahnon (S) Saud Boujarwah Alexandra Teresa Briceno Herrera Vitor Hugo Camara Da Silva Daniel Cazzaniga Isabelle Delcea Roderick Dunlap Thais Lis Garcia Llanes (C) Joshua R. Johnson Kyle P. Johnson Justin Labranche Jacobo Landman Samuel J. Levinger
Mallory Claire Madfes (C)Daniela Martinez Alejandro Marulanda Jacob McCallister Joel MelerSinan Merzeci Rossteen Milani (C) Chester Martel Montefering Maria Fernanda Navarro Arvelo Alexandru Victor Palada Jasmine Isabella Pattany Miguel Andres Piacquadio Ronchetti (C) Luis Fernando Polito Garcia Damien Christopher Qualls Nicolas Rodriguez Sophie Alexandra Schummer (M) Kasey Lynne SimpsonEvan James Stocker (C) Javier Guillermo Zedan
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Salem H A A A Abulhasan Ali A A M H Ali Ahmad W O A J Almasoud Fai A Kh A Alshehab Asante Cortez Butler II Abigail Lynn Griffith (C) Grace Gudrun Johnston
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Daniel Ali Mohammad E. Alkharji Andre Andrade Dylan Azuelos Dalia Benchimol Abecasis (M) Sarah R. Capraro (C) Diego Cusco Alexander Kuestermann Criado Isabel Cristina Perna (M) Andrew Vincent Rivas Khalil Saieh Khalfani Saint-Clair Yuhong Xie
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Abdulmohssen K. Abaalkhail Bader W A M Alawadhi Abdulrahman Marzouq H M H Albader Fahad A F S M Almudhaf Abdulrahman A A A H Alroumi Talal B Z M A Alsaqoby Daniel Ryan Altman Joseph Emmanuel Baca Ivan Henry Baglietto Talal Bazzi Mohammad Yousef M Y Bin Hajji Jason B. Blanke (C) Samuel George Bodmer
Daniel Bolis (M) Mario Cesar Camilo Gomes Silva Grant Mitchell Coffman (C) Matthew Lucas Colonero Danielle E. Coogan (M) Emmet James Flanigan Robert Benjamin Foley (C) Morgan C. Gaito Zachary Thomas Garland Mohammed Y N Kh N Hamadah Noah Arthur Hernandez Herschel Hester Jonathan Natan Hoffmann Nicholas Michael Hortance Young Kim Moritz Frederik Koeppenkastrop-Lueker (M) Joseph Anthony Lucci IV Zuri Michael McFarlane Max Meyers Eleazar Jose Mora Rodriguez Jacob Morris (C) Marie Jacqueline Pape (M) Kevin Octavio Pavon Max Nathan Rosenfeld (C) Michael James Tenuta (C)Jeremiah Daniel Truesdell Joi Yijiao Wu (M)
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Fajer Karimy
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Abdulrahman M R M AlrashdanNicholas J. Panzo (M)Xiaoyao QiaoColton B. SmithKyle Matthew SylvesterAbdulrahman Kh H A Zainal
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric ScienceEstablished 1969
Presented by Roni Avissar, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Adrienne Justine AikenErica Habie AllenAaron Herbert AzzolaAshley Lynn BarbanoJulienne Emily BebloBrett C. BrumundRobert Alexander DelamaterAndriana Marie FragolaCatherine Ruth GelstonEmma East Hollowell Yung JonesAmelia Rose JugovichLia Mareka KerkesAlexander John KoganSamantha E. KreislerDavid C. Lestino Bianca Maya MajumderMeghan Lorrie MassattSierra Elizabeth SarkisJoletta Christine SilvaJustin Glenn Coggins TuttleMatthew Aaron VarkonyIan Andrew Zander
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Sarah Marie Zollner
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Nicole Irene BesemerAriel M. BlattRobert BottaMalia Raquel ByrtusJane Valentine CarrickPhilip John ColburnJoshua Timothy DavisRebecah DelpSeán Patrick FayKelly Elizabeth FlaniganAlexandria Stansfield FowlerJoshua GoldstonSamantha Leigh GrasleyShane A. HintonRichard Feldman KarpBrendon KendallVictoria Louise KnorrRebecca Jill KrautDani Katelyn Lacy
Tracey Scott LafranceAlcyone Michelle LevySihong LiJoshua Blake LimBrian Richard MagnierChristina Marie MarconiAmanda M. MikalianJeff PalumboConnor Robert Sean PregizerMelissa A. RileyLili Farrah SchachterElizabeth Rose SchumacherChelsea Nicole ShippDylan Joseph SinnicksonPhilip Michael SouzaRaven Donelle SpencerLauren Michelle StevensMaureen Elizabeth SullivanShelby L. Wedelich
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Sean Peter Ahearn Brandon Glenn BurkeAmber Dawn ButlerBingkun LuoBrian Christopher MatillaEmily R. NelsonRyan Sirota
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Julian Nicholas Fiorentino Brian Christopher MatillaPiyawut Mitrananda Craig Andrew RaffenbergRobert RoemerRyan SirotaAmanda Daria StoltzMustafa Kamil YuksekBosong Zhang
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Emad H. AlothmanLeila AtallahbensonDavid Lowe BouckSamantha Clair DowdellEmily R. Nelson
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MARINE AFFAIRS
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Dana Catherine Biddle Kristin Michelle Butler Nikolaos Chionis Natalie B. Duboc Michael Esses
Benjamin E. Hoffman Courtney Elizabeth Milley Tatum Rebekah Nugent Kristyn Ostanek Adam Gregory Roberti (C) Casey Armstrong Rutherford Hailey Wilson (C)
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Natalee F. Bell Harrison Crockett Cann Katrina Ann Clifford Katya Alexis Jagolta Austin Davis Lazzari
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Audrey T. Abrinko Patricia Albano Matthew Aaron Bernanke Tessa Cohen Billings Rachel Stacey Bookman Shelbourne Brown Megan Bucol Conrad Thomas Casente Alexander Michael Crom Jessica Marie Daly Kaitlyn Rose Dantoni (M) David Ehrens (C) Tricia Lynn Elfering (C) Victor Froilan Escalona Alexandra Terese Ford Kira Jasmine Fullerton Thomas Lorentz Gard Benjamin Wayne Hall (S) *Sydney Paige Harned Timothy Michael Hogan (C) Megan Howson Shannon Jean Hunt Nicholas John Kedzuf Benjamin Limer (C) Hanyuan Liu (M) Daniel James Lloveras (M) Rachel Catherine McCormick (M) Liam McGrath Lillian Zetta Myers Stephanie Erin Neal Jacob Boaz Norry (C) Nicola Louise Paul (C) *Megan Reeves Pringle (C) Rachel Anne Prostko (M)Joshua Dane Raider Ratay Samantha Anne Shawver Samantha Maria Shedd (C) Nicholas Steven Shoupp Emily Clare Storrs Darci Alicia Swenson Eduardo Tamborrel Alyssa Marie Theodor (C) Laura Madison Thornton
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Stephanie Topal Jamie Lynn Tryba Phallon Abaigeal Tullis-Joyce (C) Trenton Voytko Rachel Nancy Weinstein (C) Catherine Wu
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Emmalee Ann Carr Anthony Chiccarine Reid William Collis (S) *Logan Charles Doran Sierra Marin Fullmer (M) Sarah Lynn Ortiz Rachel Stovall Anchen Sun Philip Tanabe Jeongran Vanderwoude (S)
Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineEstablished 1952 Presented by Zafar Nawaz, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Amit Kumar AgarwalNawara AlawaStephen Joseph AllegraAli Mosallam A AlsolamiArmando AlvarezJulia Rothe AmundsonDaniel J. BaldorJacob Nicholas BatyckiKristi BrownleeAlexander M. BuskoNatalie Ann CainCatherine J. CichonRudolph Alexander DavisKrista Marie DouglassJames Patrick EnnenIsabella M. FerreGavin FiddlerPaige Erin FinkelsteinJoshua Sunny GeorgeDelaram GhanooniMichelle Kiyoko GodbeeHillary Dora GoldsteinJasmine Danielle GreenTalia Holzman CastellandsSamuel HopwoodZachary Stephen HubbardStanislav Asenov IvanovCristine M. IzaguirreSequoia Nakiya JacksonJennifer Jean JacquesNikeshan JeyakumarNadine Togsissida KaboreSamuel Alexander KareffHasan Mujib KhanHumza Mujib KhanAdam Michael KravietzCharity J. LeeRachel Allison LevyAmy M. MaierZhengis Serikbaiuly MakhambetMorgan Blair Manasa Alexandra Jessica MataIlana Mayer-HirshfeldKatelyn McGlynnFrederick MichaudKevin Joseph MooreNishant Vishwanath MunugalaNadine NajjarDaniel Martin O’SheaKelsey PanMaria C. PardoAnn Marie PolcariGrace Pryor
Rachel Vanessa RoblesJennifer Brynne RosenthalJackson Louis SaddemiJacqueline Amanda SafstromNadia Thura SaifEmely M. SanchezJean Phillip ShamiMara Nadia ShaperoMichelle M. ShnayderCorinne Joy SolheidJoan Elizabeth St. OngeAbigail StrongShaunak VarmaCandace Leigh WardDestiny WestbrookGenevieve Florence WiehlSylvia Xistris
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Gavin Ajami Maria Antor Georgina S. BarahonaSebastian G. EscarfullerKaina Louis-CharlesDavid R. McWilliamsDevin A. MetoyerStephanie NegronKiarabet Quintana RamosVeronica RodriguezErin RossCarolina ScaramuttiMichael A. Viamonte
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Sabria Matar Khalfan Al MarshoudiJaber Hassan S AlfaifiRegla Rosmely AlfonsoManu BhallaTheta BrownChristine M. CastiglioneMonica Cristina ConstainFaride GodoyAdrian Charles KinkeadRohit MathurOlorunleke Olumuyiwa OniNisha PhogatKaterina M. SantiagoMohammed Abdulrazzaq M ShaikhomerDeepshikha SinghMary H. SoaresMelissa Gibson SwainLuz Marina VillamilTerilyn Viray
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Laura BloomSara Eve BresslerErika Marie EllisArmando Luis GarciaGregory Francis GeubelleEmily Elizabeth GrassChristopher Michael GreenlandJoaquin E. JimenezKyle Daniel KlingbeilZachary Adam KroegerDiana Maria Lopategui MinayaSteven Victor LordMatthew Bryce McClureMelissa Lynne McCormackCory Shanahan PatrickAlberto R. RamosKenley RaneyWilliam Peter SawyerIbrahim Osama Sayed-AhmedHannah Rae ShlanskyMarialaura Simonetto
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Gabriela BerajaLisa Gloria CornelioJennifer GerringJesus E. HidalgoElisabeth JeffreyTerrance James LynnJulio Macias PimentelXavier Prado JuliaKyle Blaine RussellSarah Jean Shemtov
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOSTATISTICS
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Jia Yi ChenJing ChenAlexandra Gesla Debose-Scarlett Lauren Ashley FosterJesus E. HidalgoLizhong LiuSiyao LiuMaria Janet MetawehEmmalee SearsNikhil TellakulaNiandong YangWeilu ZhaoYeyang Zhu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Antonio J. BustilloClark G. Gilford Jr.Kaitlin Nicole GrosgebauerYindi LiBlanca Silvia Noriega EsquivesIsabelle SalvaterraChaonan WangHaihui Yu
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Hannah Renae Speaks
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Susanne Doblecki LewisGuillermo J. Morales
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Established 1926
Presented by Shelton G. Berg, M.M., Dean
ARTIST DIPLOMA
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Jordan V. BidwellEric Christian EakesLucas GoodmanBrandon Jose GuillenKsenija KomljenovicMiclen Elwin LaiPangPriscila Laura Navarro NavarroAaron James NeyNicole Marie Oswald
MASTER OF ARTS
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Haihan DongLerel FrederickLogan E. GardipeeGuanhua HuErin Elizabeth KulinskiGabriel La Salette MenendezXiaolie PengKimberly Melissa SimmonsTianwei Ye
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Widalys GuzmanCharles HeiserTheodore Ronald Schaper
MASTER OF MUSIC
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Megan AbramAuriette M. AlexanderDarrell Bruce Allen Jr.Ana Patricia Alvarez UrenaGabriela Maria BarnesBenjamin David BealJanette BecerraAndrew Harrison BinderAlex BrownWei Ting ChangMichael ClarkLinsey Dirk M. CoppensMelissa DalboraMichael Raymond DudleySamuel ExlineEnrico Faliva
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Angelica Maria GarciaLanjiaba GeRachel GinebraSheena GutierrezNathan Andrew HattonTaiesa Shaniee HeathHanako Sarah HentyArismendy HernandezMorena KalziqiThomas John KelleySewon KimBrandon Thomas KreuderKatherine LantiguaChengge LiWilliam Carey LockeJohn Alexander LoganAndrew Paul LooseOmar Arturo MaciasRyland Gibb MandishDavid Robert MarderJuan Carlos Mata-AlvarezDiego Mauricio Matallana RodriguezLaura L. MazonLaura Kathleen ModglinEmiri NourishiraziGuillermo Andres Ospina MartinezAndrew Scott PealDerek PyleDiana Samanta Rada TorresTomas Miguel Ramos-MartinLowell Alan RingelMolly Jeanette RosenIan SawyerYoungbin SeongEmmalouise Hartwell St. AmandJake Arminius StrickerKyle Anthony SwanRafael Torralvo Da SilvaPhillip Christopher TsigolaroffLiam UnderwoodAlan ValladaresBenjamin James WhitmanJonathon WinterLeslie ZapiainDaniel Kirk Zimmer
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Tiara JonesMateja Marie KalajianNicolette Marie MorenoPeter Rivera
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Ruthanne Jeanette CainEric Dewayne JacksonAndrea C. JenningsSandra Yvonne Lopez NeillJulian Michael PerezJannie Tran
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Hunter T. GarciaSanket Sandip Kulkarni
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Andrea Devito Julia Mercedes Kristen Marie Noa Rachel Ohnsman
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Alexander D. Ambrose Michael Barcenas Kent Eaton Barnhill (C) Gabriel Benitez (C) Claire Marie Bernardin Brian Charles Bibb Samuel Gordon Bierman Aaron C. BlakelyCorbet Clare Campbell Aldo Xavier CanalsSofia Louise Carrillo Jeffrey Robert ChapmanTiari L. CisternaAlexandra Colaizzi (C) Teela Justine Comeau (C) Samantha Elizabeth Cordasco (C) Daniel Correa Zachary Marcus Di Lello (C)Logan Patrick Elstermann Emily Claire Ennis Michael Richard Fenuccio (M) Meghan Katherine Fitton (M) Matthew Robert Flanders (C) Kevin Angel Forte Jacques Gadway Chase GaskoJaske Goff Marisa Lauren Goldman Joana Laura Gonzalez Emily Caroline Guilmette Jacob Hart Kekoaalii Randall Ho Benjamin Collin Hon Sarah Kelly Huesman Adam Ikner (M) Zola P. Johnson Miclen Elwin LaiPangJack Lax Caroline Elizabeth Lazar Anh Tuong Le (M) Muireann LemusTaiyou Lin
Nicholas Anthony Lorenzo Kyle Benjamin Meerbott (C) Mackenzie Anne Miller (S) Carly Bianca Mindel (M) Sarah Avery Mosden Julia Chen Myers Andrew N. Novoa Jesse Ojanen (M) Christian Pappas Rosangel Perez Bencomo Ashley Marie Pezzotti Lauren Gayle Reiner (C) Rachael Anne Romba Charles David Rose Katrina M. Schaefer Tanner Ryan Schaper Christopher Paul Schreck Tess Isabel Schuit Caroline Shaffer Matthew Charles Shill John Mitchell Small Eitan Jonathan Snyder Marc David Solomon (M) Mia Louise Tamburrino Christopher Thompson-Taylor Robert S. Tindle (C) Rebecca Tutunick (S)Jose Luis Vazquez Nicoletta Lee Vetsch Jeremy Whitman (M) Danting Xia Sarah Lynn Young (M)
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Nicole CamejoChristina Marie DavilaMichael Maverick GreenburgMonica M. Larrea (M)Dennis LejardiChase M. LimCristina Ann Mariani (C)Nanami MorikawaDaniel PascalePatricia Senseng Vega
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Amanda Marie Abate (M) Matthew Jude Chetcuti Samuel Michael Feinstein *Eric Martin Johnson Jack Magann Kim Hans Morton Elliott Isaiah Robinson Jamie Cecelia Robinson Jason Brent Smith (C) *
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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School of Nursing and Health Studies Established 1968
Presented by Cindy Munro, Ph.D., Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Deloria JacksonKurt StrudwickPaul Justin Vogel
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Ineisa Antoinette RealChristopher D. RodriguezAja Monique Scott
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Hooshang Michael BolookiVicente Javier Cordova David Louis Jr.Eric Landry Provo Mary Balfour Stein-Ferrer
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Degree candidates May 10, 2018
Osiene Lim DiestoPascale FevrierJeffrey HernandezLatrice MilbourneNicole B. ParrLeslly Johana Prado RubiAngelica Maria Sepulveda
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Farrah Ashley AbergelAida Elizabeth AcunaLindsay M. AlcantaraRenzo AldereteAnn Marie AndersonDiana C. AristizabalGretter ArnoldJose Luis BacaRita BaroudiGabriel BenitezStephany Roxanne BerriosNafeesa Imtyaz BhanjiNatalie Ann BlancoLatrece N. BookerJoseph A. BornsteinShanee Aviva BouskilaSteven Spencer Boyd
Angela Bravo MatosKristen R. BussaKaren CabezasBarbara CadetLyannette CalderonMarlene Iona Campbell-SmithShadia CardosoStephanie Marie CasaresMegan Anne CaseyLegna M. CastanedaMirlande B. CazeauVanessa Faye CeballosJesus O. ChaconAntonio ChatilaMichelle Lakeman ChavoustieDieulune CheresMichelle Nicole ChirinoLoreta ColaoAngelique Marie ColonJohanna CondeYanet CordoviRachel CuetoAlicia Elena DabdoubSofia De La CamaraJoy Marie Cerilo DelgadoGustavo DiazSvetlana V. EkubovaStephanie Marie FerrareRafael FerrerMaria F. FrancisMaria Victoria FrancoWilson GarciaRaisa GenaoSarai GendrizKirsten GoetzDunia Gomez AlejoJoanna Michelle GonzalezWhitney L. GrantMelanie Mari GregoryDayna Rae HagertyValerie A. HalsteadChristopher Mourra HandalErika R. HayashiharaVannessa Marie HernandezNeylen Hernandez PadronDiana Dee HillamVictoria HorowitzJessica IglesiasDiana ItacySandra JayussiMarissa Noelle JohnsonJeri L. Klemme ZaiacAissatou KonateSabrine LaueDavid Sampaio LimaSarah Eva LipseyElizabeth C. LlerenaPatricia LopezRaphael Joseph LopezNaida LugoIgnacio R. MedinaAbigail Georgina MeyersRachel A. MillerAndrea Marie MirandaDerli MontoyaPatricia C. Novoa-VogtVanessa Odriozola
Mariana Cristina O’NeillKarla OngJessica OportoEduardo OrozcoMaria OspinaNatalie Del Carmen PadillaWilfredo Rolando PadronMiguel PedrajaNorma PenaMeliza Mercedes PereaRonald D. PhilogeneAlexis S. PointsMariangel PrietoEvelyn Quevedo EnriquezKatherine Alexandra QuezadaSusana RamirezEdwin Simon RamosGretchell M. RamosJulieth Andrea RavePrecious Janay ReeseLorena Fernandes RevoredoSteffany Leni ReyesChristina Mary Elise ReynoldsLaVette Nicole RichardsonLuz Eugenia RinconKacie L. RobinsonMaylin RodriguezStephanie RodriguezKelly Melissa RolandLauren RossKristen Eve RothsteinRicardo RuizEnbal SabagJennifer Cary SadaMarjorie Achille SalomonAlexander Diasalvador Sanchez ArbolaezAnastasia Marie SantiagoMarielle E. SchmittKaylin Laura ScottElizabeth Ann Scott-ShaferEkaterina ShapiroSolange SierraAmanda Michelle SimonKarina SuarezReynier Amel Tapanes RodriguezMayte Torres LeonGloria TrivinoJeanneth Isabel UsagaEileen Valdes SanchezTaylor VanderarkElizabeth VazquezChristopher Edison VillarragaDiana Lourdes VillazonAnnette WattsRoxanne Munoz WittmanAnn-Marie A. YoungCassandra Young
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Gail Elaine HillRachelle JosephAntoinette MichelAlexsandra Morales
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCE
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Diego Acosta Nicole Ashley Barylski (S) Kaliyah Lillie Brown Kassadi Danielle Bulich Rhyann Norlen Burt Valquiria Boghossian De Laurenzio Nicolle M. Denyer Olumide Fajolu Kristin Gmunder (S) Erica Kelli Herrin (M) Juliana Hudson Jaclyn Lopez (C) Jacob Douglas Marsden (M) Kayla E. McGuiness Antonio Mercurius Jasmin Mossavi (M) Antonella Pallante Alexis Christine Reyes Nikole Despina Rizzo (C) Nina Rortvedt Julia Margaret Schlosser (C) Marina Jean Schreiber (S) Jabari A. Sealy Allison Elizabeth Villane (S) Jaclyn Holly Wohn (S)Danielle Johanna Wolfs
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Alexandra Nicole Garcia (C)Wang Shin Lei
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Allison Belanger Kyle Robert Hepner Stephanie Kenney (C) Natalie Muniz
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Reinier Acosta Amy Afsari Lina Elisabeth Antonson Samantha Asher Atoofa Baig Vanisha Lauren Baker Amanda Banas Andreana Barnett Nayara Barros Lyndsey Bennett Gina Elizabeth Berardi Kayla June Boris Edward Brennan Maria Eugenia Briceno Amanda Marie Cabrera
Geoffrey Kimball Calderone III (M)Charmaine Elizabeth Campbell Corinne Victoria Caro Natalia Castro Christopher Cheng Alycia Yolanda CordovaSheila Kearney Cordtz Maria Victoria Cortes Tristian Kristoff Curtis Carolyn Janelle Darby Betsy M. Del Valle Anna Desmarais Briana Christine Doty Ashley Lyn Forbes Jasmine Gamiz Maria-Gabriella Gavotto Mikaela M. Greenwade (M) Jason Hamrick Sangella J. Harris Kendall Leigh Herman Mackenzie Leigh Hill James Howell Kiera Carolina Ingalls Alexis Lyne Jezak Haley Elizabeth Jones (M)Baylee Wilson Kennedy (M) Rebecca Kingsland Maria Mercedes Kuilan Adeline Claire Lange Carl Stephen Leveille Yesenia Licor Haiyi Lin Devin Liu Sheila Lopez Pena Alexis Brynne Lorenz Alexis A. Lugo Mirel Marquez Jimenez Jenelle Cruz Mascardo Jacqueline Marie Mazza Akua Mensah Grace Mensah Gretert Montano Lavina Jessica Nicole Morales Khoa Nguyen Yuna Patricia Nishimura Nancy Odor Benedict Ikenna Okafor Paula Rocio Patino Casey Elizabeth Pearce (C) John Marc Perez Karen Leticia Perez Andieula Pierre Chantel Pita Tyler Chelsea Proctor Carla Caridad Prophete Haydee Lauren Rancel Katherin Restrepo Giselle Rodriguez-Henriquez Kathryn Elizabeth Roman (C) Heather Nicole Sanchez (M) Zachary Silberberg Minyong Simpson Nicole Lynn Taplin (C) Alexis Danielle Tellis Ashley Elizabeth Temple Brandi Thomas Alexander Joseph Thompson
Amanda Torres Alexandra Vanwagner Jennifer Vuong Siobhan Walker Jordan Tyler Whitley Simone Whyte Melissa Marie Zafra Anna Zapala Azriel Zimmerman
Degree candidates August 10, 2018
Lisandra Hernandez Claudia Rivero Alison Tao
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Vanessa L. Archer Eldia Auguste Leannique Badinga Jason Maxwell Bohrer Stephanie Nicole Bonewald Monique Renee Bradley Claudia Bright Jessi Bugden Rabia Nayab Bukhari Julia K. Cauchy Michelle Jenna Clifford Amber Nicole Colbacchini Rose Dieulette Constantin Jhuliana Sarai Contreras Villalobos Sarah Cresap Jasmine Debk Maria Patricia Del Risco Courtney Maria DeMarco Cristina Diaz Justin Patrick Diego Natalee-Ann Charmaine Edwards Miriam Estime Ashley Marie Everett Melissa Grace Fernandez Adiley Ferrer Sallent Elisabeth May Finholm William Christopher Giunta Jason Lee Green Valerie Lissette Guzman Kelsey Haycook Margaret Herbert Eduardo J. Herrera Lauren Marie Herrera Marie Ketlie Isidort Whitney Darnelle Joseph Rupinder Kang Daniel Thomas Kraus Robert Charles Lohlein II Audrey Lopez Cristina Marie Lopez Liliana Gonzalez Macera Tosca T. Magnus Hillary Rose Mallet Jennine Marie Marley Alexis Linda Marquez Wanna Narelle Matayasuwan Gabrielle Meeks
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
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Gabriella Ashley Milanes Catalina Miranda Marin Melaine Denisha Mittoo Alexander Morales Katrina Marie Moya Andrea Amanda Negrini Vivian Thuy-Trang Nguyen Nicole Niefeld Patrick Lester Dy Ong Sasha Ortiz Tony Paul Paola Pena Alain Lazaro Perez Elise Renae Pope Liz Prats Michelle Grayson Railey Natalia Restrepo Angela Maria Rivera Chanyae Lasean Saulsbury Andrew Scharine Marlee Eugenie Schreiber Madison Leigh Shaw David Michael Smith Tiffany Tam Gabrielle Thomas Tamara Tskhvediashvili Katherine Ann Vernon Trina Wahle Courtnee Marie Watson-Walke Christian Gerard Weiser Jamira Woods
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Degree candidates May 11, 2018
Stephan Thomas Ambrose (C) Chelsea-Jane Arcalas (M) Andrea Marie Avalos (M) Liris Stephanie Berra (C)Catarina Cadie Bloomfield Barbara M. Bologni Di Mauro (C) Amber N. Capobianco Catherine Erin Carter Julia Nealon Chong (S) Lavenia Iris Donastorg (M) Marissa M. Duga Danielle L. Estis Bethany Franz Andrea Isabel Fundora Chikaodinaka Gbenoba Eve Meital Jaffe (M) Kacey Jewel James Jenna Mei Kaminsky Alexander William Klar (S) Jisue Lee Rick Yeh Shiuan Lin (M) *Geena Marzouca (M)Natalia Morales Leila Motamedi (M) Raeleesha Afryea Norris (C) Olumayowa Stephanie
Olabisi Olujohungbe (S) Aiseosa Tracy Osaghae
* General Honors (S) Summa Cum Laude(M) Magna Cum Laude(C) Cum Laude
Gabriela Sophia Pages Sabrina Pastore Carolina Perez Josie Elizabeth Phifer (C) Carleigh Morgan Schley Devangi Shah (S)Kelly Claire Szymanski (M) Angelique Marie Turner (M)Brianna Nicole Valdes Aleanna Velasquez Vargas Rachel Alexandra Wetstone (S) Ashley Chaunté Wrushen Mingya Xu Kristiana Lee Yao (S) *
Degree candidate August 10, 2018
Kayla Sharie Strickland
Degrees conferred December 14, 2017
Sania Kamran (M) *Yesenia Levi Marju Santos
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On behalf of the University of Miami Alumni Association, congratulations to you and your family on this momentous occasion. You are joining a global alumni network of more than 182,050 alumni residing in all 50 states and 154 countries around the world.
Please visit alumni.miami.edu to request your official alumni card, and access your benefits and services, including:
• UM alumni digital directory; update your address, and network with fellow alumni
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• The most current University of Miami and alumni news, events, and updates from around the world
Please stop by your home away from home, the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center, the next time you visit campus.
Again, congratulations on your accomplishments, and welcome to the ’Canes alumni family. It’s great to be a Miami Hurricane!
For the University of Miami,
Patricia BrodeurInterim Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867)[email protected]
Commencement ProgramUniversity of Miami Alumni Association
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The Great Seal of the University of Miami symbolizes exceptional scholarship, a limitless quest for knowledge, and an abiding commitment to service shared by University faculty, staff, and students. The Great Seal includes a stylized sun and palm tree, as well as a shield with the traditional symbols of education—a key, a book, and a torch. The key signifies the unlocking, discovery, or re-evaluation of
learning and knowledge; the book holds the Latin words for discovery, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge; and the torch symbolizes the spread and dissemination of learning. Below the shield is the University’s Latin motto, from the Book of Esdras, Magna Est Veritas: Great Is Truth.
Commencement ProgramThe Great Seal of the University of Miami
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Commencement ProgramThe Mace
The academic mace, an enduring symbol of institutional authority and prestige, is a vestige from prehistoric times. First used as a battle weapon, the mace evolved into a ceremonial staff carried in processions of royalty, magistrates, and church or university officials.
The University of Miami’s current mace, which dates back to 1986, was sculpted by former UM Professor of Art William Ward. He chose a contemporary design, one that reflects the University’s timelessness and perpetual growth from a young institution to one of national prominence. The clean lines and polished silver surface are elegant, dignified, and reflective of colors, textures, and forms in the ever-changing environment. Ward indicated that timelessness is further
represented by the mace’s geometric design. Rather than employing symbols like books, candles, or globes, he noted that “these geometric shapes are not tied to fad or style but are an integral part of our world. There are obvious relationships to mathematics and the sciences, and as the mace is rotated, some of the planes at the top resemble letters. Its complexity is like the unfolding plot of a good story.”
The University of Miami’s current mace serves as a symbolic weapon to protect the ideals of truth, justice, and learning. During the commencement ceremony, it is carried at the head of the academic procession by the Grand Marshal, whose symbolic duty is the protection of the University, its people, and its processes.
Commencement ProgramThe University of Miami Presidential Chair
The University of Miami Presidential Chair, or cathedra, took its place on the commencement stage in 2016 as a symbol of the Office of the President. Traditionally representing the seat of learning, the cathedra was designed and crafted by master furniture maker Austin Matheson, an adjunct professor in the School of Architecture whose family history in South Florida predates the University’s 1925 founding.
Matheson carved and joined what appear to be the seamless pieces of the chair from a single slab of highly prized and once-abundant Cuban mahogany wood. It was salvaged from a tree felled by a hurricane in nearby Coconut Grove. The fluidity of his design represents the idea that “We Are One U,” while his use of a contemporary style and a few
traditional flourishes represent the University’s rich past and promising future. “The chair is unique. It has no precedent. It stands alone,” Matheson said.
Etched by laser, the Great Seal of the University of Miami is prominently displayed on the splat, or back, of the chair. More subtly, twin silhouettes of an ibis head, with its graceful beak, adorn each side of the crest rail. Known for its invincible spirit when hurricanes approach, the marsh bird has been the school mascot since the University opened its doors, just a month after the hurricane of 1926 devastated Miami. Like the chair, the ibis continues to be a symbol of our resilience and renewal as we approach our new century.
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Commencement ProgramAcademic Honors and Regalia
The ceremonies of commencement immerse us in the rich tradition of academic honors and dress that reaches back to the early days of the world’s oldest universities.
The University of Miami awards degrees in three basic divisions: the doctorate, master’s, and baccalaureate, which can be traced to medieval times. The student receiving a “first degree in arts” was crowned with a wreath of laurel berries, hence “baccalaureate” and “bachelor.” The master’s degree was a license to teach (Licentia docendi), so the “master” was an appropriate title. The doctor was even better qualified to teach, for this degree required advanced study, independent research, and defense of a “thesis.” These standards still apply to the doctorate, except for those conferred honoris causa (as honorary degrees) for meritorious service in public or private endeavor.
Some degrees are awarded with special recognition. For those who have achieved appropriate standards in their work, the words cum laude (with praise), magna cum laude (with high praise), and summa cum laude (with highest praise) are used. Students who have met formal scholarly demands, including both specified courses and high overall grade averages, may graduate with “General Honors.” These achievements are recorded on diplomas and in official transcripts.
From medieval practice, academic dress has three items: cap, gown, and hood. In reviving the use of these items for the United States, an intercollegiate commission in 1895 drafted a code that most universities,
including the University of Miami, follow.For all degrees, the mortarboard is the traditional cap. The tassel may
be gold for a doctor or may indicate the field of study.The bachelor’s gown is black with long, pointed, open sleeves. The
master’s gown is black with a long, closed sleeve hanging below the elbow. The doctor’s gown is black and is distinguished by three bars of velvet on a full sleeve.
The academic hood is the identifying symbol of the degree. Its length indicates which degree it represents: three feet for the baccalaureate, three-and-a-half for the master’s, and four for the doctorate. The lining indicates the college or university that awarded the degree. University of Miami hoods are lined in orange, green, and white. The color of the velvet band represents the academic discipline. The most frequently seen colors are white for arts, yellow for science, pink for music, sapphire blue for philosophy, purple for law, scarlet for divinity, green for medicine, light blue for education, drab for business, orange for engineering, violet for architecture, gray for general studies, and apricot for nursing.
President Julio Frenk wears a black robe with four black velvet bars. The fourth chevron indicates this is the presidential regalia. The gown features orange and green piping as well as a doctoral hood lined in orange, green and white—reflecting the official University of Miami school colors.
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Commencement ProgramThe Music of the Ceremony
Great universities throughout the country begin their halftime performances with a special fanfare consisting of small portions of their school fight songs and alma mater. The fanfare signals the start of halftime festivities, exciting the crowd and encouraging loyal fans to remain in their seats during the band’s performance. Following the Miami Hurricane’s National Championship season in 2001-2002, David Lambert, D.M.A. ’05, wrote a similar fanfare for the University
of Miami. “UM Fanfare” was premiered by the University of Miami Band of the Hour during the 2004 Miami Hurricane home football opener versus Florida State University. It has since been performed as a prelude to all Band of the Hour performances and has become a part of the University of Miami’s commencement to announce the opening of the ceremony.
University of Miami Fanfare
Commencement ceremonies are rich in history, tradition, and ritual. Over the years, the University of Miami has had a number of talented musicians and composers contribute to that history and tradition. The “President’s Processional Fanfare – Toward Our New Century” was
commissioned by the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music for the inauguration of the University of Miami's sixth president, Julio Frenk. Written by Brian Balmages, M.M. ’00, the fanfare premiered on January 29, 2016, at President Frenk’s inauguration ceremony.
President’s Processional Fanfare
Henry Fillmore, the American composer and bandleader best known for his marches, was an ardent supporter, friend, and benefactor of the University of Miami band. After retiring to Miami, he quickly adopted the Band of the Hour at the University of Miami as his own. As a result, he was named “permanent guest conductor” of the band, and in appreciation of his dedication, the University awarded Fillmore an honorary doctorate in music. Fillmore’s prominence as a band composer and his tireless dedication to the field of music remain his
legacy. Benefiting most from his musical passion and artistry was the University of Miami band, to which he bequeathed most of his estate. The Henry Fillmore Band Hall, dedicated in 1959 along with the Fillmore Museum, is a symbol of that legacy.
The recessional music today is but a small part of his life’s work. Each selection has a unique relationship to Miami and the University. “The Miami March” was dedicated to the community of Greater Miami, which enthusiastically supported Fillmore and his music.
The Music of Henry Fillmore
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Commencement ProgramHurricane Strong
Words and Music by Rey Sanchez, B.M.’80, M.M.’82Professor of Music, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
Performed by the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music American Music Ensemble, under the direction of Daniel Strange
The season is over, but our work has just begun;Ready to make another change.
Our moment is closer now, and our time has finally come; Nothing is getting in our way.
Southern wind across the landWill never end, we’ll always stand;
Hurricane strong, Hurricane proudFlying through the eye of the storm, singin’
Hurricane songs, Hurricane loudRight where we belong.
’Cause it’s all about the U;We’re Hurricane strong!
We can stand in a driving rain and we shall not be moved;No matter what may come our way.
We’ll stand up for justice, for honor and for truth;No matter how long it may take.
Southern wind across the landWith all its power in our hands!
Hurricane strong, Hurricane proudFlying through the eye of the storm, singin’
Hurricane songs, Hurricane loudRight where we belong.
’Cause it’s all about the U…
Hurricane strong, Hurricane proudFlying through the eye of the storm, singin’
Hurricane songs, Hurricane loudRight where we belong.
’Cause it’s all about the U;We’re Hurricane strong!
©2017 Rey Sanchez Music, SESAC
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Commencement ProgramAlma Mater
William S. Lampe and Christine AsdurianArranged by Henry Fillmore
Southern suns and sky blue water
Smile upon you Alma Mater
Mistress of this fruitful land
With all knowledge at your hand
Always just, to honor true
All our love we pledge to you
Alma Mater
Stand forever
On Biscayne’s wondrous shore.
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Stop by the U Statue at the Rock on Friday, May 11, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for a complimentary photo!
Reception and Parking InformationThe Spring commencement ceremonies will be held in the Watsco Center on the Coral Gables campus. Parking is conveniently located adjacent to the Watsco Center and at Pavia and Merrick Garages with shuttle service to the Watsco Center. Guests attending receptions also may park in the red lots. Special Needs parking is available at the Watsco Center in the blue lots. No handicap or other parking passes are required for any commencement guests. Parking at Ponce Garage is strictly reserved for patients of The Lennar Foundation Medical Center.
Receptions will be held at the following locations on the designated dates and times:
School of ArchitectureJorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach GalleryGraduate Degree Recipients
May 10, 2018 • 3 p.m.Undergraduate Degree Recipients
May 11, 2018 • 3 p.m.
College of Arts and SciencesCox Science Center Portico May 11, 2018 • 10:30 a.m. Miami Business SchoolCesarano PlazaGraduate Degree Recipients May 10, 2018 • 3 p.m.Undergraduate Degree Recipients May 11, 2018 • 1:30–3:30 p.m.
School of CommunicationFrances L. Wolfson Building
Courtyard May 11, 2018 • 3 p.m.
School of Education and Human DevelopmentMerrick Breezeway George Feldenkreis Fountain May 11, 2018 • 3:15–5:15 p.m.
College of EngineeringMcArthur Engineering Building
May 11, 2018 • 12 p.m.
School of Law School of Law, Bass Bricks May 12, 2018 • 12 p.m.
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
Shalala Student Center Activities Room May 11, 2018 • 3–5 p.m.
School of Nursing and Health StudiesShalala Student Center Grand Ballroom May 12, 2018 • 8:30 a.m.
Division of Continuing and International EducationNewman Alumni Center Tower Room April 30, 2018 • 6 p.m.
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Activities Room May 9, 2018 • 3–5 p.m.
Graduate SchoolDoctoral Degree Candidates Hooding Rehearsal and Reception Watsco Center, Hurricane 100 Room May 9, 2018 • 4–6 p.m.
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric ScienceUndergraduate Degree RecipientsNewman Alumni Center
May 10, 2018 • 6–8 p.m. Graduate Degree RecipientsRosenstiel School Commons
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149
May 9, 2018 • 2:30 p.m.
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